goof1 verbgoof2 noun
goofgoof1 /ɡuːf/ (also goof up) verb [intransitive, transitive] 
Verb TableVERB TABLE
goof
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | goof |
| he, she, it | goofs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | goofed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have goofed |
| he, she, it | has goofed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had goofed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will goof |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have goofed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am goofing |
| he, she, it | is goofing | |
| you, we, they | are goofing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was goofing |
| you, we, they | were goofing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been goofing |
| he, she, it | has been goofing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been goofing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be goofing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been goofing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Somebody at the company goofed and entered the wrong check amount.
- Best I can tell, we goofed by ignoring the Miata Factor.
- Guys play basketball, goof off, gamble, hang out, argue and ignore their women.
- I dug the idea of being free enough to just goof off from incessant maths homework.
- On many other cuts, though, he goofs around in a self- deprecating way that actually seems phony.
- Sean Goff goofing around in his pyjamas at the Whiplash 2 comp around 1985.
- So the plaintiffs called Fung back on their rebuttal case to tell jurors he had goofed.
- Whoever goofed, there was no doubt that the engineer was right.
Longman Language Activatorto make a mistake► make a mistake
Collocations · My spoken Spanish was okay, but I kept making mistakes in my written work.· Don't worry - everyone makes mistakes.
► get something wrong especially spoken to make a mistake in something that you do, say, or write, especially when this has bad or annoying results: · I've been here a year now, and my boss still gets my name wrong!· You've got your facts wrong, mate - he doesn't work here any more.get it wrong (=deal with something in the wrong way): · Once again, the government has got it wrong.
► go wrong to make a mistake at a particular stage in a process, for example, with the result that the whole thing is spoiled: · Check your work again and see if you can spot where you went wrong.· If you follow the easy step-by-step instructions, you really can't go wrong.
► slip up to make a careless mistake, especially so that you lose some advantage, or spoil a chance that you had: · We'll just have to hope that the other teams slip up.slip up on: · He slipped up on just one detail.
► blunder to make a stupid mistake, usually with very serious results: · The government later admitted it had blundered in its handling of the affair.· He realized he had blundered by picking such an experienced player for the team.
► goof/goof up American informal to make a silly mistake: · You really goofed up this time!· Some drivers admit they goofed. Others blame anyone except themselves.
► misjudge to make a mistake about a person, situation, or amount by wrongly thinking that they are one thing when in fact they are another: · I'm sorry -- it seems I've misjudged you.· It's easy to misjudge the speed of a car heading toward you.· In fact, the US generals had seriously misjudged the determination and endurance of the North Vietnamese.
► fall into the trap of doing something to do something that seems good at the time but is not sensible: · Don't fall into the trap of trying to be too clever.· It is very easy for the mother to fall into the trap of offering the child only food that she knows the child likes.
to not work hard enough► not pull your weight to not do as much work as other people, when you are working in a group or team: · If you think that Alan isn't pulling his weight, you must tell him either to improve or leave.· Of all the people sharing the house with us, only Lizzie didn't pull her weight.
► skive British informal to not do the work that you should be doing, or to be away from your place of work without a good reason: · She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving.skive off (=not be at your place of work): · Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons.
► goof off American informal to not work when you are supposed to be working: · Hey you two! Quit goofing off and do some work!goof off on the job: · Anyone who does consistently good work doesn't need to worry about occasionally goofing off on the job.
► not do a stroke of work British informal to do no work at all: · The telephone's been ringing and I haven't managed to do a stroke of work yet today.· Duncan found a wealthy woman, married her, and he's never done a stroke of work since!
► slack British informal to deliberately do less work than you should: · She called me into her office and accused me of slacking and taking too many holidays!no slacking (=use this to tell someone to work as hard as possible): · "You start tomorrow at nine," he told them, "and no slacking, or there'll be trouble."
► malinger formal to avoid going to work by pretending to be ill: · I'm sure he's not malingering. He looked awful when I saw him last night.· The report claimed that women may be more likely to malinger than men.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► around
especially American English informal to make a silly mistake: · Sean Goff goofing around in his pyjamas at the Whiplash 2 comp around 1985.· On many other cuts, though, he goofs around in a self- deprecating way that actually seems phony.
► off· Guys play basketball, goof off, gamble, hang out, argue and ignore their women.· Social and economic stability and the natural order call for a full two weeks of diligent goofing off.· I dug the idea of being free enough to just goof off from incessant maths homework.
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 SYN 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.goof1 verbgoof2 noun
goofgoof2 noun [countable] especially American English informal Word OriginWORD ORIGINgoof2
ExamplesOrigin:
1900-2000 Probably from goff ‘stupid person’ (16-20 centuries), from French goffe ‘awkward, stupid’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- A nice goof is to hide it altogether by positioning your pointer on its top edge and dragging down.
- Anyway, after a year Matty would be on the other side of the goof.
- He had been made the victim of what was known in the department as a goof.
- I just stood there like a goof waiting for him to introduce her.
- Most of the rest of us, on the other hand, are paralyzed by our goofs.
Longman Language Activatora stupid person► idiot/fool
1 (also goof up) a silly mistake: someone who does something very stupid or embarrassing: · You lost the tickets? How could you be such an idiot?· Anyone who tells you any different is either a fool or a liar.· Some idiot in a fast car is trying to overtake.· If you believe that, you're a bigger fool than I thought.· She was an idiot to drink so much on an empty stomach.make a fool of yourself (=do something that makes you seem very stupid): · It's increasingly common for the losers to go out kicking and screaming, and generally making fools of themselves.
► wally British informal someone who behaves in a stupid and annoying way: · Look at those wallies jumping around and pulling faces behind the TV reporter.· You look like a right wally in that hat.
► jerk especially American someone who is a little stupid and annoying, and who does not care if they upset or hurt other people: · Some jerk just drove right into the back of my car.· I liked the job, but the manager was a jerk.· Ow! You jerk, that hurt!total/real jerk: · She seems to always end up in a relationship with some total jerk.
► goof/goof ball American informal someone who is stupid and embarrassing: · He's such a goof. I don't know what she sees in him.· He always acts like a real goof after a couple of glasses of wine.· Oh Mike's okay, he's just a bit of a goof ball.
► dope American informal someone who is stupid and does not think about what they say or do: · I'm sorry I was such a dope last night.· Oh you dope, you bought the wrong one.
► dork especially American, informal someone who you think is stupid and strange because they behave strangely or wear strange clothes: · I look like a real dork in this uniform.· Millions of listeners heard him call his production assistant a 'dork' live on air.
The goof could cost the city $5 million.2 (also goofball) someone who is silly