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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From goof + -y.
Adjective
goofy (comparative goofier, superlative goofiest)
- silly, quirky
2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.
Derived terms
Translations
silly
- Catalan: ximple (ca)
- Estonian: rumal (et)
- Finnish: hölmö (fi), höpsö (fi), hassu (fi)
- French: dingue (fr), débile (fr), bête (fr), farfelu (fr), bêta (fr)
- German: albern (de), trottelig, doof (de)
- Italian: goffo (it), stupido (it), particolare (it), buffo (it) m
- Japanese: すっとこどっこい (ja) (suttokodokkoi)
- Macedonian: недоветен m (nedoveten)
- Persian: کودن (fa) m
- Polish: głupkowaty (pl) m
- Portuguese: pateta (pt) m
- Russian: глу́пый (ru) m (glúpyj)
- Slovak: grambľavý m, blbý m, čudný m
- Spanish: tonto (es)
- Swedish: knasig (sv)
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Etymology 2
From the way the Disney character Goofy was first depicted surfing, with right foot forward.[1]
Adjective
goofy (not comparable)
- (surfing, snowboarding) Riding with the right foot forward.
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “snowboarding”): regular
Coordinate terms
Translations
Noun
goofy (plural goofies)
- (surfing, snowboarding) One who rides with the right foot forward.
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