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verb

Definition of goof (off)next
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off

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goof-off

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noun

as in slacker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goof (off)
  1. slacker
  2. underachiever
  3. veg out
  4. kick back
  5. lounge
  6. hang about
  7. rest
  8. footle
Noun
  • Consider Chatterton’s Fields of This, an exemplary case study, as the hazy slacker rock the Oxnard, California, duo of guitarist-keyboardist Brock Pierce and multi-instrumentalist Logan Scrivner dream up is brash yet diffident.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The birth of Spencer’s The first generation of shoppers to get hooked on Spencer’s weren’t the mallrat slackers of Gen-X or even the forever youthful Baby Boomers.
    Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of slacker
Noun
  • The former two-year starter at the University of Georgia will reportedly earn $4 million as the new quarterback for the University of Miami after the Hurricanes won one of the most aggressive, and lucrative bidding wars for an injured underachiever.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Amazingly, Mayfield’s reputation has transformed from Cleveland’s bratty underachiever to Tampa Bay’s feisty overachiever who is third in the league in passing.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of underachiever
Verb
  • Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This isn't only a place to veg out, though.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Definition of veg out
Verb
  • Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez kicked back on his yacht there to kick off the new year, shortly after celebrating her 55th birthday on board.
    Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Celebrities kicked back and sipped on bubbly from Moët & Chandon, perused through Robb Report‘s curated high-end gift bag, and laughed at each other’s expense as they were roasted by host and comedian Nikki Glaser.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of kick back
Verb
  • Crocodiles lounged in the shallows, their eyes glinting when headlamps were shined their way.
    Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Amazon Essentials Crop Pullover Hoodie Comfortably lounge around the airport or plane in this Amazon Essentials hoodie.
    Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of lounge
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of hang about
Verb
  • The delay also gives the two sides time to put the lawsuit to rest, which would otherwise hamper any negotiations.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Athletes or those in particularly good shape often have resting pulses below that 60 threshold.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of rest
Verb
  • Get our daily newsletter Yet Mr Schwarzman avoids footling with life’s foot-soldiers for a reason.
    The Economist, The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Last year an American startup called Swarm Technologies paid a footling $900,000 fine for sending four tiny satellites into orbit on an Indian rocket, having been denied permission to do so by the US Federal Communications Commission.
    The Economist, The Economist, 17 July 2019
Definition of footle
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