goofy-footer

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noun

Australian informal a surfboard rider who stands with his right foot forward instead of his left foot forward

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How to use goofy-footer in a sentence

Speech, in this case, is our ability to spend money on a goofy entertainment.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead|Luke O’Neil|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He was very even-keeled, goofy and liked to play basketball.
Protesters Demand Justice For Gurley As Gap Grows Between Cops and NYC|M.L. Nestel|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It paints the women as shrews, as humorless and uptight, and it paints the men as lovable, goofy, fun-loving guys,” she said.
It’s Time to Stop Hating Katherine Heigl|Kevin Fallon|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Joey was strong, resourceful, plucky, goofy, and vulnerable—and, of course, you hoped she would pick Pacey over Dawson.
How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The Thompsons, while goofy and simple and often unintelligible, really and truly loved each other.
The Shocking Rise and Fall of ‘Honey Boo Boo’|Kevin Fallon|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was the dark complexioned man of the party, and as a “first-footer” in great request.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
"I think I'll play footer again next term," he added inconsequently.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie
When I holed out an eighteen-footer at the seventh, he was so mad, he wouldn't speak to me all the rest of the afternoon.
The Onslaught from Rigel|Fletcher Pratt
She is a sixteen-footer and quite fast, in spite of being rather broad in the beam.
Us and the Bottleman|Edith Ballinger Price
He was a big six-footer, weighing pretty nearly two hundred pounds.
Fred Fearnot's New Ranch|Hal Standish