Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "goof" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

goof around goof off goof on goof up goof-off goofball goofer goofery goofish goofproof goofus goofy

Etymologically Related To

gauffin goff goffe

Context

canada prison slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

breach break comedian comic fool go against infract muggins offend sap saphead tomfool transgress violate

Related Terms

black black ears cartoon cartoon character character child molester disney disney character dog ears error first fool gee goofball joke like like woof mischief mistake name silly silly joke silly name tall tall character woof

Synonym Network

blooper clown fathead sin

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.