goof off
[verb]
Synonyms: idle, bum, dawdle, goldbrick, laze, lazy, loaf, loiter, loll, lounge

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goof off phrasal verb American English informal (see also goof)
to waste time or avoid doing any work:
He’s been goofing off at school.

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goof off
to avoid work.
She spent most of the school day goofing off with her friends.

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goof off
to fool around, to not work or be serious, waste time
He has been goofing off all afternoon and has not done any work.

My sister spent most of the week goofing off and was not prepared for her test.

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goof off
v., slang To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or be serious; fool around.
Tow didn't get promoted because he goofed off all the time and never did his homework.
If you goof off on the job too much, you'll be fired.

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