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goof up Thesaurusgoofnoun1. Slang. One deficient in judgment and good sense:ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.Informal: dope, gander, goose.Slang: cretin, ding-dong, dip, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey.2. Slang. A stupid, clumsy mistake:blunder, bull, bungle, foozle, fumble, muff, stumble.Informal: blooper, boner.Slang: bloomer.verbSlang. To pass time without working or in avoiding work.Also used with off:bum (around), idle, laze, loaf, loiter, lounge, shirk.Slang: diddle, goldbrick.phrasal verb goof upSlang. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess:ball up, blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle, muff, spoil.Informal: bollix up, muck up.Slang: blow, louse up, screw up, snafu.Idiom: make a muck of.Translationsgoof up
goof up1. To bungle something or make a mistake. Boy, I really goofed up that math problem. How did I get a negative number as my answer?2. To cause someone to bungle something or make a mistake. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "goof" and "up." There was a mistake in her notes that really goofed me up and caused me to get a negative number as my answer.See also: goof, upgoof someone or something upInf. to mess someone or something up; to ruin someone's plans; to make something nonfunctional. Who goofed this machine up? Who goofed up the machine?See also: goof, upgoof up (on something)Inf. to make an error with something; to blunder while doing something. Please don't goof up on this job. If you goof up one more time, you're finished.See also: goof, upgoof upBlunder, make a mistake, spoil. For example, I really goofed up and got all the dates wrong. This expression emerged in the military during World War II, along with the synonymous goof off. Quite often up is omitted, as in Sorry, I goofed. [Slang; c. 1940] See also: goof, upgoof upv.1. To make a mistake, especially out of confusion or ignorance: You really goofed up by not telling your parents you were leaving. I didn't follow the instructions for the job carefully, so I goofed up.2. To cause someone or something to blunder: The directions to the park were confusing and they goofed me up. You're not alone in getting lost; that fork in the road goofs up everybody.3. To perform something badly; blunder in executing something: You really goofed up the spelling section of the test. The band didn't rehearse enough before the concert and really goofed the march up. See also: goof, upgoof something up tv. to mess something up. I hope I don’t goof up the report again. See also: goof, something, upgoof up verbSee goofSee also: goof, upgoofed (up)1. mod. messed up; out of order. All my papers are goofed up. 2. mod. confused; distraught. I was up too late last night, and now I’m all goofed up. 3. mod. high on drugs. Bob’s a little goofed up after partying too much. See also: goof, up |