goof
pronunciation
How to pronounce goof in British English:
UK [gu:f]
How to pronounce goof in American English:
US [ɡuf]
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- Noun:
- a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
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- Verb:
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
Word Origin
- goof (n.)
- 1916, "stupid person," American English, perhaps a variant of English dialect goff "foolish clown" (1869), from 16c. goffe, probably from Middle French goffe "awkward, stupid," which is of uncertain origin. Or English goffe may be from Middle English goffen "speak in a frivolous manner," which is possibly from Old English gegaf "buffoonery," and gaffetung "scolding." Sense of "a blunder" is c. 1954, probably influenced by gaffe. Also compare goofer, goopher which appears in representations of U.S. black dialect from 1887 in the sense of "a curse, spell," probably from an African word.
- goof (v.)
- 1922, "waste time;" 1941; "make a mistake," from goof (n.). Goof off is from 1941, originally World War II armed forces, "to make a mistake at drill;" by 1945 as "to loaf, waste time," also as a noun for one who does this. Related: Goofed; goofing.
Example
- 1. Are you going to goof off everyday ?
- 2. No , I just did that stupid vampire movie as a goof .
- 3. Employees don 't need facebook to goof off , you see .
- 4. When you goof up yourself , admit it , says daniel meier , assistant professor of elementary education at san francisco state university .
- 5. Do not try to deceive your future boyfriend , if things goof he would be very anger and sadness , it can not be recovered in any case the .