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Definitions for Goof

[1] to blunder; make an error, misjudgment, etc.
[2] to waste or kill time; evade work or responsibility (often followed by off or around ): Exam week is not a time to goof off. We goofed around till train time.
[3] to spoil or make a mess of (something); botch; bungle (often followed by up ): You really goofed up the job.
[4] a foolish or stupid person.
[5] a mistake or blunder, especially one due to carelessness.
[6] a source of fun or cause for amusement: We short-sheeted his bunk just for a goof.
[7] goof on , Slang . to tease, ridicule, or mock; make fun of.
[8] a foolish error or mistake
[9] a stupid person
[10] to bungle (something); botch
[11] (intr; often foll by about or around) to fool (around); mess (about)
[12] (tr) to dope with drugs
[13] (intr often foll by off ) US and Canadian to waste time; idle

Words related to Goof

flub, err, botch, miscalculate, blunder, snarl, slip, bungle

Words nearby Goof

goody two shoes, goody two-shoes, goody-goody, goodyear, gooey, goof, goof on, goof up, goof-off, goof-up, goofball

Origin of Goof

1915–20; apparently variant of obsolete goff dolt < Middle French goffe awkward, stupid

Word origin for Goof

C20: probably from (dialect) goff simpleton, from Old French goffe clumsy, from Italian goffo, of obscure origin

Synonyms for Goof

err, flub, screw up, blunder, botch, bungle, miscalculate, slip, snarl, blow it, foul up, get wrong, louse up, make a boner, mess up, mix up