goofball
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈɡuːfˌbɔːl/
- Slang
- During the party, he was being such a goofball that everyone couldn't stop smiling.
- a big goofball
- a little goofball
- kind of goofball
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Watch on YouTubeEven there's a goofball contingent in Ireland.
- Even there's a goofball contingent in Ireland.
- And then you can switch to complete goofball for five seconds if it's necessary.
- He wasn't one of these HBO fucking goofball talking fucking heads that were being paid.
- Yes, Mozart was a childlike goofball, but he was not merely an idio savant.
- Jasper, Stop eating your brother's skin, you goofball.
- He lives down in like, the Long Beach area, swam at Stanford with me, Super funny goofball guy.
Examples
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You are such a goofball!
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All the people in Ocala she could go out with, and she goes out with that goofball.
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We gotta talk to that goofball now.
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- No, you goofball, I just thought about it a lot since I was a kid, you know?
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Put your hands down, goofball.
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What is wrong with you, you goofball?
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Malcolm is a goofball, always trying to be Mr. Suave.
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I love you because you're serious all the time, but deep, deep down, you're nothing but a goofball.
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You're such a goofball.
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You're a goofball.
Synonyms
497
1.0
A performer who wears bright clothes and makes people laugh
139
8.4
A person who acts very stupidly and annoys others
51
8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
34
8.0
A person who acts silly or seems not very smart
34
7.4
A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh
23
5.9
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
23
9.9
An insulting word for a person who does very stupid things
21
4.1
A person who plays tricks on people to make them laugh
14
9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
9
7.8
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
9
4.4
A person who often makes other people laugh
9
8.7
A silly, friendly person who acts in a funny way
7
8.2
A person who is foolish and not very smart
7
9.1
A person who is silly and acts foolishly
6
8.4
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
4
9.9
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
4
8.3
A person who behaves in a strange, silly way
2
9.5
A person who is silly and not serious
2
7.8
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
2
8.1
A person who acts in a funny, silly way to make people laugh
1
8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way
1
8.6
A very funny person or thing that makes people laugh
1
8.9
A person who makes others laugh in a group
1
9.9
A silly or foolish person used as an Australian insult
1
8.8
A person who acts silly to make others laugh
1
9.9
A person who acts silly to make other people laugh
1
6.3
A person who acts silly in a warm, friendly way that makes others smile
1
9.9
A person who acts silly and playful
1
3.1
A person in a group who often makes others laugh with funny stories or actions
A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly
People call someone silly or crazy as a friendly joke
A person who acts silly in a way that others find funny or annoying
A person who acts silly in a way that annoys others
A person who acts like a clown to make others laugh
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
1
6.3
A person who acts silly in a warm, friendly way that makes others smile
How Silly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Goofball comes from the word goof ('a silly mistake' or 'a silly person') plus ball, which gives it a playful feel. So a goofball is someone who acts funny or silly to make people laugh.