goofy
/ˈɡuːfi//ˈɡufi/
goofy adjective: quirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.
Adjective (1)
goofy (comparative goofier, superlative goofiest)
- 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
- You've got a goofy but an inspired face. Understanding just washes over it.1938, Elizabeth Bowen, chapter VIII, in The Death of the Heart, London: Victor Gollancz, →OCLC, part I (The World), page 139
- Synonyms:
- asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, daft, derpy, dim-headed, dim-witted, dopey
- Antonyms:
- ungoofy, astute, clairvoyant, deep, frood, grounded, judicious, oracular, perspicacious, politic
Noun (1)
goofy (plural goofies)
- Synonym of goof (“a foolish and/or silly person”).
- It was eleven when we reached the mines, on our last drop of gas. High altitude. […] "Now, don't be one of those goofies who think they must be sick, just because they are a few feet up in the air."1943, Constance Jordan Henley, “People Who Face Forward”, in Grandmother Drives South, New York, N.Y.: G[eorge] P[almer] Putnam’s Sons, →OCLC, page 164
- Why didn't you tell me, you goofies?1949, Joseph R. Ellis, Call me Dearie: A Comedy in Three Acts, Boston, Mass.: The Christopher Publishing House, →OCLC, Act III, page 128
- Synonyms:
- goof
- A button (“clothing fastener”) in the shape of a person, object, etc., often collected as a hobby.
- No. 2 is a present-day Umbrella, of Modern Plastic. Like most "Goofies," it is found in many colors and color combinations.1944 May, Dorothy Foster Brown, “Buttons: Umbrellas and Sunshades”, in Pearl Ann Reeder, editor, Hobbies: The Magazine for Collectors, Chicago, Ill.: O. C. Lightner, →OCLC, page 30, column 2
- Goofies are novelty buttons. They represent in miniature a person, animal, bird, flower or any object or living thing you can think of. A goofy must show something that you can easily recognize at sight – a horse's head, a hammer, a daisy, a goldfish, etc. […] Goofy collectors also trade with each...1947 February 24, “Hobbies: Goofies”, in Junior Scholastic: Your World-view Magazine for School and Home, volume 20, number 4, Dayton, Oh.: Scholastic Corporation, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 1
Adjective (2)
goofy (not comparable)
- Of a person: having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth; buck-toothed.
- Riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard with one's right foot forward.
- Coordinate term: switch
- [P]ut a skateboard, minus its trucks and wheels, on a carpet and then step back and jump on the board. If you left foot lands at the front, you'll be more comfortable riding regular. But if your right foot lands at the front, goofy is the way to go!2003, Keltie Thomas, “Zoom in on the Mechanics: All about Balance”, in Blades, Boards & Scooters (Popular Mechanics for Kids), Toronto, Ont.: Maple Tree Press, →ISBN, page 38, column 2
- Antonyms:
- regular
Adverb
goofy (not comparable)
- Of riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard: with one's right foot forward.
- [page 152] Like skateboarders and surfers, riders stand on the board with both feet perpendicular to the board or at an angle across it. […] Riding with the left foot forward is the more common way; the right foot forward stance is called riding goofy. […] [page 155] Before you begin to snowboard...1997, Claire Walter, “Ridin’ High”, in The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Skiing (Complete Idiot’s Guides), New York, N.Y.: Alpha Books, →ISBN, part 4 (The Fun Really Starts), pages 152 and 155
- Antonyms:
- regular
Noun (2)
goofy (plural goofies)
- A skateboarder, snowboarder, or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward; a goofy-foot.
- The binding still fits the swivel kit, which is ideal for a rental program where the bindings have to be switched in a jiffy to accommodate goofies and regulars.1993, “[Product Sampler ’93] New Boots”, in Transworld Snowboarding ’93 Buyer’s Guide, Oceanside, Calif.: Transworld Media, →OCLC, page 88, column 1
- If you're spinning frontside, you're turning the same way you would for a heelside turn (counterclockwise for regulars, clockwise for goofies). Spinning backside or blindside means you're turning the same way you would for a toeside turn (clockwise for regulars and counterclockwise for goofies).1994, Jeff Bennett, Scott Downey, “Satisfying that Jib-bonk Urge: Freestyle”, in The Complete Snowboarder, Camden, Me.: Ragged Mountain Press, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 73, column 2
Proper noun capitalized: Goofy
Goofy
- A cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company: a tall, slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.
- You’d watch him tip a plate of spaghetti towards the floor, tipping it and tipping it, and you’d think — “Surely he’s going to tip it back the other way soon.” But no. It’d slide off and hit the carpet and his shoes. Plop. His eyes would go wide, and then after a pause, he’d chuckle just like Goofy.1994, John Birmingham, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand, Potts Point, N.S.W.: Duffy & Snellgrove, published 1997, →ISBN, page 17
- “Fine.” She looked me in the eyes. “I’m a natural disaster. I am the opposite of graceful and I can’t even point to a stop sign without stumbling. The reason I kept failing is because I’m clumsier than Goofy.”2008 May, Elizadeth Hetherington, Nature of the Daughters, Fond du Lac, Wis.: Chrome Publications, →ISBN, page 165
- Synonyms:
- Goof
goofy meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Punjabi
goofy in Hindi
- goofy
- नासमझ nāsamajh
goofy in Marathi
- goofy, dopey
- मूर्ख mūrkha
goofy in Urdu
- goofy
- ناسمجھ nāsamajh
goofy in Punjabi
- ਗੂਫੀ
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- goofy in Persian
- کودن
Examples of goofy in a sentence
- Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal’s Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The...
- She showed other kids you could have fun by being a goofy who liked sports.1994, Carolyn Thompson, “Biographies [THOMPSON, DAWN MARIE]”, in Cynthia A. Stevens, editor, The Space Between, Owings Mill, Md.: Jeffrey...
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Forms of goofy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | goofier |
| superlative | goofiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | goofies |
Origin of goofy
From goof (“foolish and/or silly person”, noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense form ‘having the quality of’; and forming informal nouns denoting associated persons or things).
From Goofy, the name of a Walt Disney cartoon character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, from goofy (adjective): see etymology 1. Etymology 2, adjective sense 1 (“having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth”) refers the character’s buckteeth, while etymology 2, adjective sense 2 (“riding with one’s right foot forward”) and the corresponding adverb and noun senses refer to the character being depicted surfing in that manner in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).
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Questions about goofy
- What does goofy mean?
- Goofy means quirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.
- What is goofy in Hindi?
- Goofy in Hindi is नासमझ (nāsamajh). See Goofy meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use goofy in a sentence?
- Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.
- What part of speech is goofy?
- Goofy can be an adjective, a noun, an adverb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce goofy?
- Goofy is pronounced /ˈɡuːfi/ (UK).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: goofy (page history and authors); Goofy (page history and authors); नासमझ (Hindi) (page history and authors); मूर्ख (Marathi) (page history and authors); ناسمجھ (Urdu) (page history and authors); goofy (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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