GOOFY (goofier, goofiest)

Pronunciation (US):

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: goofier    , goofiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Goofy mean? 

• GOOFY (noun)
  The noun GOOFY has 1 sense:

1. a cartoon character created by Walt Disney

  Familiarity information: GOOFY used as a noun is very rare.

• GOOFY (adjective)
  The adjective GOOFY has 1 sense:

1. ludicrous, foolish

  Familiarity information: GOOFY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GOOFY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cartoon character created by Walt Disney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

• GOOFY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ludicrous, foolish

Synonyms:

goofy; silly; wacky; whacky; zany

Context example:

some wacky plan for selling more books

Similar:

foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Derivation:

goof (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)

goof (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)