goof[noun]Synonyms: dunce, boob, booby, chump, dolt, dolthead, fathead, goon, lunkhead, oaf, error, blooper, blunder, boner, clanger, fluff, lapse, miscue, misstep, slipup
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. goof1 /ɡuːf/ (
also goof up)
verb [intransitive and transitive] especially American English informal to make a silly mistake:
Somebody goofed and entered the wrong amount. The restaurant totally goofed up our reservations.goof around phrasal verb American English informal to spend time doing silly things or not doing very much
Synonym : mess about British English:
We spent the afternoon just goofing around on our bikes.goof off phrasal verb American English informal to waste time or avoid doing any work:
He’s been goofing off at school. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲