goofier

Adjective (1)

goofy (comparative goofier, superlative goofiest)

1. (Canada, US, informal) Quirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.
   • He was lying back in an arm-chair with his mouth open and a sort of goofy expression in his eyes, while a grey-bearded cove in the middle distance watched him with so much dislike that I concluded that Bingo had pinched his favourite seat.1923 May 17, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, “Bingo and the Little Woman”, in The Inimitable Jeeves, Harmondsworth, Middlesex [London]: Penguin Books, published 1979, →ISBN, page 203

   Synonyms:

   asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, daft, derpy, dim-headed, dim-witted, dopey

   Antonyms:

   ungoofy, astute, clairvoyant, deep, frood, grounded, judicious, oracular, perspicacious, politic

Adjective (2)

goofy (not comparable)

1. (Canada, US, informal) Of a person: having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth; buck-toothed.
2. (Canada, US, informal) Riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard with one's right foot forward.
   • Coordinate term: switch

   Antonyms:

   regular

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