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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
that typo is one of the text's rare goofs
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as in idiot
a stupid person
leave it to that goof to forget the bait on a fishing trip
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Recent Examples of goof
Leonardo is militaristic in his focus and poise, while Michelangelo is more of a free-spirited goof.
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Fans chanted for tables early in the the match, which will likely result in an unnecessary rant about table-thirst paying customers from that goof Dave Meltzer.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The novel Abby fell asleep reading is a goof on City of Thieves, a novel by Game of Thrones co-showrunner David Benioff, who also wrote the novel adapted by Spike Lee into the great 2002 film 25th Hour (from Benioff’s screenplay).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Whether playing the lovable goof who couldn’t tell left from right, or hilariously claiming Cena was his childhood hero (despite being five years older), Killings turned even throwaway segments into Saturday Night Live-worthy skits.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 19 May 2025
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Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Fans chanted for tables early in the the match, which will likely result in an unnecessary rant about table-thirst paying customers from that goof Dave Meltzer.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
The novel Abby fell asleep reading is a goof on City of Thieves, a novel by Game of Thrones co-showrunner David Benioff, who also wrote the novel adapted by Spike Lee into the great 2002 film 25th Hour (from Benioff’s screenplay).
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 May 2025
Whether playing the lovable goof who couldn’t tell left from right, or hilariously claiming Cena was his childhood hero (despite being five years older), Killings turned even throwaway segments into Saturday Night Live-worthy skits.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goof
Noun
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What’s the most common mistake people make when trying to recreate the Honey Deuce at home?—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Austin Jackson told reporters last month that the players were behind the decision to run laps after committing penalties or mental mistakes in practice.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Target’s brief foray into Canada is still considered one of the biggest foreign blunders by a major US retailer.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
20 Aug. 2025
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This instance, and several other AI blunders, have led to companies such as McDonald's and Klarna rolling back on AI policies.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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Fourth-year coach Clay Helton will be leaning on junior quarterback JC French to cut out some of the errors seen en route to an 8-5 record in 2024, having lost the New Orleans Bowl to Sam Houston State in last season's finale despite racking up 126 yards more than the eventual winners.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Aug. 2025
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All four runs scored following a pair of Mets errors in the fifth, when Eric Wagaman had an RBI single and scored on Alonso’s miscue before Otto Lopez laced a two-run single.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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William Higgins New Smyrna Beach The president of the United States has allowed an ex-KGB agent to show the world what a fool the United States has for a president.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Everything ever published has the fingerprints of many many people—don’t fool yourself into thinking anything comes into this world fully formed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Goof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goof. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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