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goofiness

  • a word derived from goofy.

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Finnegan is a shaggy black rescue dog who, for all his good-natured goofiness, carries the guilt and shame of being abandoned by his first owner.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

The signature goofiness of “Undercover Boss” is the cheap disguises producers use to camouflage the executives.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

“Now You Know” leans into the goofiness of the film — and of Yankovic’s oeuvre — insisting that everything in the plot really happened.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2023

Fellow members of Carson girls’ sprints unit love Redmond’s goofiness, falling all over themselves with laughter.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2023

Alex, of course, still thinks it’s spectacularly funny to pretend to trip almost every time he sees me, but his goofiness doesn’t bother me today, because it’s the last day before winter break.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée