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单词 goofer
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goofern.2

/ˈɡuːfə/
Forms: Also goopher.
Etymology: Of Afr. origin.
A witch doctor; a curse, spell, or conjuration; goofer dust: a powder used in conjuration.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > sorcerer or medicine man
fetisheer1613
witch doctor1718
gris-gris man1788
medicine man1801
wizard1845
inyanga1862
moloi1871
goofer1887
trick-doctor1889
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] > spell
galderOE
lede-runec1000
sigalderc1000
craftOE
lede spelc1275
charma1300
conjurisonc1380
conjurationa1398
incantation1412
saunter1562
blessing1572
fascination1572
spell1579
lot1625
cantation1656
cantion1656
take1678
jynx1693
cantrip1719
pishogue1829
brujería1838
paternoster1880
goofer1887
runea1935
the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > [noun] > involving demons or black magic > invocation > powder used in
goofer dust1926
1887 C. W. Chesnutt in Atlantic Monthly Aug. 257/1 Aun' Peggy say dat bein' ez Henry didn' know 'bout de goopher,..she reckon she mought be able fer ter take de goopher off'n him.
1926 N. N. Puckett Folk Beliefs Southern Negro iii. 215 Some hoodoos burn a kind of powder called ‘goopher dust’, which represents the person being hoodooed, who is perhaps miles away at the time. This causes the conjured individual to lose his personality and to become sick or insane.
1932 B. De Voto Mark Twain's Amer. iii. 69 That the residue has not vanished is attested by the appearance of goofers and hexes.
1935 Z. N. Hurston Mules & Men ii. v. 281 It will be noted how frequently graveyard dust is required in the practice of hoodoo, goofer dust as it is often called.
1941 Sat. Evening Post 20 Sept. 56/3 No goofer dust..could kill an enemy.
1957 W. C. Handy Father of Blues x. 142 Goofer dust all about—I'll fix him!
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

> as lemmas

ˈgoofer
ˈgoofer n.1 one who goofs (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupid, foolish, or inadequate person > foolish person, fool > [noun]
dizzyc825
cang?c1225
foolc1225
apec1330
mopc1330
saddle-goosec1346
mis-feelinga1382
foltc1390
mopec1390
fona1400
buffardc1430
fopc1440
joppec1440
fonda1450
fondlinga1450
insipienta1513
plume of feathers1530
bobolynec1540
dizzard1546
Little Witham?1548
nodc1563
dawkin1565
cocknel1566
nigion1570
niddicock1577
nodcock1577
cuckoo1581
Jack with the feather1581
niddipol1582
noddyship?1589
stirkc1590
fonkin1591
Gibraltar1593
fopper1598
noddypeak1598
coxcombry1600
simple1600
gowka1605
nup1607
fooliaminy1608
silly ass1608
dosser-head1612
dor1616
glow-worm1624
liripipea1625
doodle1629
sop1637
spalt1639
fool's head1650
buffle1655
Jack Adams1656
bufflehead1659
nincompoopc1668
bavian1678
nokes1679
foolanea1681
cod1699
hulver-head1699
nigmenog1699
single ten1699
mud1703
dowf1722
foolatum1740
silly billy1749
tommy noddy1774
arsec1785
nincom1800
silly1807
slob1810
omadhaun1818
potwalloper1820
mosy1824
amadan1825
gump1825
gype1825
oonchook1825
prawn1845
suck-egg1851
goosey1852
nowmun1854
pelican1856
poppy-show1860
buggerlugs1861
damfool1881
mudhead1882
yob1886
peanut head1891
haggis bag1892
poop1893
gazob1906
mush1906
wump1908
zob1911
gorm1912
goof1916
goofus1916
gubbins1916
dumb cluck1922
twat1922
B.F.1925
goofer1925
bird brain1926
berk1929
Berkeley1929
Berkeley Hunt1929
ding1929
loogan1929
stupido1929
poop-stick1930
nelly1931
droop1932
diddy1933
slappy1937
goof ball1938
get1940
poon1940
tonk1941
clot1942
yuck1943
possum1945
gobdaw1947
momo1953
nig-nog1953
plonker1955
weenie1956
nong-nong1959
Berkshire Hunt1960
balloon1965
doofus1965
dork1965
nana1965
shit-for-brains1966
schmoll1967
tosspot1967
lunchbox1969
doof1971
tonto1973
dorkus1979
motorhead1979
mouth-breather1979
wally1980
wally brain1981
der-brain1983
langer1983
numpty1985
sotong1988
fanny1995
fannybaws2000
1925 College Humor Aug. 97/2 They had me fixed up to loop with that terrible egg Buster Slaton who is a nephew of the two old Slaton goofers.
1941 Daily Mail 31 July Goofers is the term applied to people who ignore orders to seek shelter during raids, but stand out in the streets gaping up at the bombers.
1959 [see sense 1a].
1961 E. Brown Wings on my Sleeve 98 The shortness of our take-off run astonished all the goofers on the island.
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