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goffs

goffs is the plural of goff.

Meaning of goff

Noun (1)

goff (plural goffs)

  1. (obsolete) A fool; a clown.
    • He calls the bishop Grey-beard Goff,
      And makes his power a mere scoff.1678, “The Geneva Ballad”

Noun (2)

goff (plural goffs)

  1. Synonym of bump (“sudden movement of underground strata”).
    Synonyms:
    bump

See all 4 meanings of goff

Proper noun capitalized: Goffs

Goffs

  1. An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States.
  3. A rural community of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Origin of goffs

From the Goff surname.

Questions about goffs

What does goffs mean?
Goffs means an unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
What is goffs the plural of?
Goffs is the plural of goff.
What part of speech is goffs?
Goffs is a proper noun.

Words near goffs in the dictionary

  1. Goffman
  2. Goffmanian
  3. Goffmans
  4. Goffney
  5. Goffneys
  6. goffs
  7. Goffstown
  8. gofio
  9. Goforth
  10. Goforths
  11. gofruside

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