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Origin of goof
1915–20; apparently variant of obsolete goff dolt < Middle French goffe awkward, stupid
Words nearby goof
goody two shoes, goody two-shoes, goody-goody, goodyear, gooey, goof, goof on, goof up, goof-off, goof-up, goofball
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British Dictionary definitions for goof
goof
/ (ɡuːf) informal /
noun
a foolish error or mistake
a stupid person
verb
to bungle (something); botch
(intr; often foll by about or around) to fool (around); mess (about)
(tr) to dope with drugs
(intr often foll by off) US and Canadian to waste time; idle
Word Origin for goof
C20: probably from (dialect) goff simpleton, from Old French goffe clumsy, from Italian goffo, of obscure origin
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