GOOF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does goof mean? 

• GOOF (noun)
  The noun GOOF has 2 senses:

1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

2. a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

  Familiarity information: GOOF used as a noun is rare.

• GOOF (verb)
  The verb GOOF has 1 sense:

1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

  Familiarity information: GOOF used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOOF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bozo; cuckoo; fathead; goof; goofball; goose; jackass; twat; zany

Hypernyms ("goof" is a kind of...):

fool; muggins; sap; saphead; tomfool (a person who lacks good judgment)

Derivation:

goof (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)

goofy (ludicrous, foolish)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

buffoon; clown; goof; goofball; merry andrew

Hypernyms ("goof" is a kind of...):

comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "goof"):

harlequin (a clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte))

fool; jester; motley fool (a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages)

whiteface (a clown whose face is covered with white make-up)

zany (a buffoon in one of the old comedies; imitates others for ludicrous effect)

Instance hyponyms:

Emmett Kelly; Kelly; Weary Willie (United States circus clown (1898-1979))

Derivation:

goof (commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake)

goofy (ludicrous, foolish)

• GOOF (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they goof    ... he / she / it goofs   
Past simple: goofed   
Past participle: goofed   
-ing form: goofing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

blunder; boob; drop the ball; goof; sin

Context example:

I blundered during the job interview

Hypernyms (to "goof" is one way to...):

breach; break; go against; infract; offend; transgress; violate (act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

goof (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)

goof (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)