1
slang
: a barbiturate sleeping pill
2
: a goofy person
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While the weary court composer is buried in the bureaucracy of state music, teaching scores of pupils, serving on endless committees and composing anthems and choral pieces, Mozart is dashing off works of startling originality while acting like a complete goofball.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Young will play Jesse, a lovable goofball and an under-thinker in a house of over-thinkers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Produced by Seth Rogen, the fuzzy goofballs are back for a new Muppets special, simply called The Muppet Show, premiering on ABC and Disney+.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Moynihan gets better as the series finds a way to expose the loneliness behind his goofball exterior, just as Precious Way begins to pop when Brina isn’t just being put out there as a future trophy wife.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Young will play Jesse, a lovable goofball and an under-thinker in a house of over-thinkers.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
Produced by Seth Rogen, the fuzzy goofballs are back for a new Muppets special, simply called The Muppet Show, premiering on ABC and Disney+.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2026
Moynihan gets better as the series finds a way to expose the loneliness behind his goofball exterior, just as Precious Way begins to pop when Brina isn’t just being put out there as a future trophy wife.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Goofball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofball. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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