goofball

noun

goof·​ball ˈgüf-ˌbȯl How to pronounce goofball (audio)
1
slang : a barbiturate sleeping pill
2
: a goofy person

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And does anyone other than the goofball manager think that yanking Dominguez out of every single game in which the Yankees have a lead is helping him or his psyche in any way?? Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 Neeson stars as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of legendary goofball cop and franchise father Leslie Nielsen. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025 Brad Pitt tapping into the goofball antics of his early career to play a cool guy who’s also a bit of a lovable dope. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025 Sure, the park draws scores of tourists and drunk goofballs from April through September, but hard-core baseball fans are packing the park and hanging on every Pat Hughes enunciated syllable. Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goofball

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of goofball was in 1950

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“Goofball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofball. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.

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