to goof
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4.6
- verb
- /ɡuːf/
- Informal
:
hacer tonterías
- The kids love to goof around at the park after school.
- goof around
Sorry, AJ, he's running serious business and we're kind of goofing around here on the show.
- Sorry, AJ, he's running serious business and we're kind of goofing around here on the show.
- So my question to you is, do you think he's goofing or is this something he's done?
- So a lot of people think that comedians are like non-stop goofing clown people.
- You're in the live chat, goofing around, hanging out with all the boys, or you're watching later at night.
- It just changed it like changes his life and it's just because we goof around so much and we're like making jokes and we just have the most fun all the time.
- And taking time off, goofing off is another great way to do that.
- And I think if you flow with that, you get a chance to have fun and goof around.
- Getting yelled at for goofing around.
- It was just like a huge group of just people like being happy and having fun and like not yelling, just playing music, goofing off.
Examples
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All right, newbies, quit goofing around.
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The time had come to quit goofing around and pick up his pay.
Fiction book (1991) -
When I get home, I cool off, drink water, and goof around on the internet.
Blog text (17) -
"Well, people die, or they go to jail, or they just goof off, what's the difference?
Fiction book (1999) -
And it was just like goofing around.
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It's like I used to kind of goof around with the the flat earthers.
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You were goofing around and got removed from the role?
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"We'll goof around all afternoon and you'll still be a few minutes from the reception.
Fiction book (1996) -
But take the time to talk and goof around with your nieces and nephews.
Blog text (13) -
Frankie was often observed goofing around and not putting much effort into her physical education classes.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
88
2.1
Act in a foolish or playful way without taking things seriously
46
3.6
Act in a silly, playful way instead of working
9
4.8
To act silly and playful to make people laugh
6
7.2
To waste time by doing small unimportant things
3
3.5
To act in a careless, playful way instead of doing something important
1
8.1
To play and joke in a silly way and sometimes cause trouble
1
9.9
Act in a foolish, annoying way instead of being serious
To act in a silly, playful way instead of being serious
To act silly and very loving when you see something cute
To behave in a silly, awkward way that looks foolish
Compounds
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goof can also mean to act in a silly or playful way, and this use comes from the same slang for a 'silly person' and links to goofy ('silly'). So to 'goof around' is to spend time being playful instead of serious.