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GOOFING OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does goofing off mean?
• GOOFING OFF (noun)
The noun GOOFING OFF has 1 sense:
1. the evasion of work or duty
Familiarity information: GOOFING OFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The evasion of work or duty
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
goldbricking; goofing off; shirking; slacking; soldiering
Hypernyms ("goofing off" is a kind of...):
dodging; escape; evasion (nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do)
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