goof on

Idioms  

1. Make fun of, mock, as in He was always goofing on his little brother. [Slang; mid-1900s]

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Example Sentences

The story unspools as an extended goof on the familiar sequences and characters from the movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Filmed, narrated and written mostly by Wilson, a lifelong New Yorker, the show might best be described as a darkly funny goof on the explainer videos that have saturated YouTube.

From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2020

If Deadspin was once the place on the sports Internet where guys went to goof on the establishment, the site now crusades for more inclusive, more evolved sports journalism.

From Washington Post • Feb. 25, 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

With eight episodes to stretch out in, Wain and Showalter continue to goof on summer camp tropes, while also goofing on nearly every other genre they can imagine, including court room dramas and hacker films.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2015