goofing off instead of working b : to engage in playful activity usually used with around goofing around after school 2 : to make a usually foolish or careless mistake : blunder often used with up transitive verb : to make a mess of : bungle usually used with up goofed up the assi...
2 of 2verb 1 a :to spend time foolishly goofingoff instead of working b :to engage in a playful activity goofingaround after school 2 :blunderentry1sense 2 3 :to make a mess of:bungle goofedup the assignment Etymology Noun probably an altered form of dialect wordgoff"simpleton" ...
•Sean Goffgoofingaround in his pyjamas at theWhiplash2comparound 1985.•Best I can tell, wegoofedbyignoringthe MiataFactor.•Idugthe idea of beingfreeenough to justgoofoff fromincessantmathshomework.•Guys playbasketball,goofoff,gamble,hangout,argueand ignore their women.•Whoevergoofed, ...
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgoof aroundphrasal verbAmerican Englishinformaltospendtime doingsillythings or not doing very muchSYNmess aboutBritish EnglishWe spent the afternoon just goofing around on our bikes.→goof→ SeeVerb table ...
But back then, it was just a couple of poker buddies goofing off. FromLos Angeles Times Which is how something like “Hit Man,” which seems at first glance like a goof, also can consider some of the deepest mysteries of the human condition. ...
2015, here are some Apptimize customers who kick ass (Maybe Apptimize is installed on your mobile device right now! (If you use one of these apps and say, “I summon the spirit of Apptimize,” 3 times I’ll jump out of your phone and tell you to stop goofing off and get to work!
The TRUTH of the matter is that REAL life is not a bed of roses. The earlier we realize this and learn to cope with disappointments and seemingly harmful experiences the better. Goofing off and inadvertently doing stupid things is a freedom that youth should be able to enjoy fully. Parents...
A somewhat formal definition oflallygagis “to waste timeidly.” Butlallygagis a very informal word applied to the kind of very informal activities best known asgoofing offormessing aroundordilly-dallying.If you’re supposed to be doing your homework but you’re messing around with your friend...
their goofing off isn’t random. Monkeys are particular about who they play with. If the monkey is your totem, you’ve got a penchant for practical jokes and good-hearted trickery. Just know it would be wise to choose the objects of your tricks wisely. There’s a time and place for ...
v.poke fun at others; make a fool of somebody lǎo shī duì wǒ men hǒu jiào zhǐ shì yào zài bān shang shuǎ rén qǔ lè bà le 老师对我们吼叫只是要在班上耍人取乐罢了。 The teacher yelled at us for goofing around in class. ...