goof on
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I think pretty early on, we were like, “Let’s goof on Alex for a little while in this conspiracy world.”
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
The story unspools as an extended goof on the familiar sequences and characters from the movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Like the first episode, but even more so, this chapter is aware that zombies are a pop-culture cliché and is content to goof on that fact.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2019
Manhunt feels like an extended goof on Woo’s career, and on the audience — it’s as though he’s laughing at action fans for what they traditionally find impressive.
From The Verge ● Sep. 9, 2017
“Makes you look like a goof on the air.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2017
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