goof-ball

  • 1goof|ball — «GOOF BL», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. a barbiturate or tranquilizer used as a narcotic. 2. a crazy or eccentric person …

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  • 2goof·ball — /ˈguːfˌbɑːl/ noun, pl balls [count] US informal : a silly or stupid person : ↑goof …

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  • 3goof ball — 1. AND goofer n. a stupid person; a fool. □ You are such a silly goofball. □ Chuck acts like a goofer, but he’s really with it. 2. n. a barbiturate tablet. (Drugs.) □ How many goofballs did you take to get like this? …

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  • 4Goof Troop — Infobox Television show name = Goof Troop caption = format = Animated series runtime = 22 minutes creator = Robert Taylor supervising producers = Frank Paur Greg Weisman starring = Bill Farmer Jim Cummings Rob Paulsen Dana Hill April Winchell… …

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  • 5goof — Synonyms and related words: asshole, bitch, bitch up, bloomer, blooper, blow, blunder, bobble, bonehead into it, bonehead play, boner, boo boo, boob, boob stunt, booby, boot, bugger, bugger up, bungle, butterfingers, chump, clumsy, ding a ling,… …

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  • 6goof up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Slang. 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.… …

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  • 7ball up — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. muddle, jumble, tangle; see confuse . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To harm irreparably through inept handling; make a mess: blunder, boggle, botch, bungle, foul up, fumble, gum up, mess up, mishandle, mismanage, muddle …

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  • 8drop the ball — verb commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake I blundered during the job interview • Syn: ↑sin, ↑blunder, ↑boob, ↑goof • Derivationally related forms: ↑goof (for: ↑ …

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  • 9goofball — goof|ball [ˈgu:fbo:l US bo:l] n AmE someone who is silly or stupid …

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  • 10goofball — goof|ball [ guf,bɔl ] noun count INFORMAL a silly or stupid person …

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