goofing off
1Goofing off — is engaging in recreation or an idle pastime while obligations of work or society are neglected. Common obligations neglected in the course of goofing off include schoolwork, paid employment, social courtesies and the expectations of… …
2goofing off — noun the evasion of work or duty • Syn: ↑shirking, ↑slacking, ↑soldiering, ↑goldbricking • Derivationally related forms: ↑goldbrick (for: ↑goldbricking), ↑ …
3off guard — Synonyms and related words: asleep, culpably negligent, derelict, goofing off, inadvertent, inattentive, incautious, laissez faire, lax, loose, napping, neglectful, neglecting, negligent, nodding, noninterfering, nonrestrictive, overly permissive …
4goof off — ˌgoof ˈoff [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they goof off he/she/it goofs off present participle goofing off …
5goof off — {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or be serious; fool around. * /Tow didn t get promoted because he goofed off all the time and never did his homework./ * /If you goof off on the job too much, you ll be fired./ …
6goof off — {v.}, {slang} To loaf or be lazy; not want to work or be serious; fool around. * /Tow didn t get promoted because he goofed off all the time and never did his homework./ * /If you goof off on the job too much, you ll be fired./ …
7goof off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms goof off : present tense I/you/we/they goof off he/she/it goofs off present participle goofing off past tense goofed off past participle goofed off American informal to waste time when you should be working …
8goof off — verb To dawdle; to engage in idle activity or inactivity. He sat there goofing off all day instead of working …
9goof off — play, fool around, horse around We were goofing off in the hall before class joking and stuff …
10goof off — fool around, not work or be serious He has been goofing off all afternoon and has not got any work done …
