to goof
17
5.6
- verb
- /ɡuːf/
- Informal
:
meter la pata
- I really goofed when I forgot to submit my report on time.
- really goofed
- just goofed
- goofed again
Examples
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- I owe you one since I goofed this one up.
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If they goof up, they won't be on this registry anymore, and they won't get any more caregiver jobs.
Blog text (28) -
I guess I goofed up.
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Well, I guess I kind of goofed on that one.
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I goofed up the last couple of lines.
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As you know, I goofed the first assignment.
Fiction book (1992) -
So sorry NCIX, I done goofed on that one.
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Well Flik, you really goofed up.
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Oh, I goofed.
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You goofed.
Synonyms
641
6.3
To make a mistake that ruins what you are doing
295
3.0
To forget something by accident
203
9.9
To make a serious mistake that ruins something
38
6.1
Fail to do something you are responsible for
37
9.9
To do something badly and ruin how it turns out
27
4.9
Make a mistake or cause someone else to make one
27
4.1
To make a small careless mistake
19
3.5
To do something clumsily and make a mistake
8
6.4
To make a mistake that ruins something because you are careless
7
4.4
To make a careless mistake by acting or speaking without thinking
5
7.6
To ruin something by making mistakes or doing it badly
2
5.4
To make a mistake especially by forgetting words on stage
2
6.7
Do a job badly and make a mess of it
1
8.4
To do something wrong by accident in a small, silly way
1
4.2
Do something that is a serious and embarrassing mistake
To make a small mistake in a playful or informal way
To do something small and silly by accident
To make a serious, embarrassing mistake by being careless
To ruin something by a careless mistake
To ruin something completely by making serious mistakes
Antonyms
Compounds
How Serious
63
6.0
- Informal
597
2.8
49
3.0
- Informal
17
5.6
- Informal
27
4.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goof became a verb that means to make a careless or silly 'mistake'. So when you say you goofed, you are admitting you made a small, foolish error.