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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Suzanne Pleshette played Bob’s sardonic and knowing wife Emily, with I Dream of Jeannie co-star Bill Daily constantly intruding as their goofball neighbor, Howard Borden. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 July 2024 So, in the fall of 2002, a gangly goofball from Goochland, Va., drove onto the campus at Old Dominion University in a black Mustang. Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 At the same time, the rise of influencers—a term that can refer equally to a TikTok goofball and a philosophy podcaster—is helping further break down the border between entertainment and media. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024 When Burn After Reading came out on the heels of the Oscar-winning No Country for Old Men, this goofball Coen-brothers comedy felt slight, even a little pointless. Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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