goof
Careless minor error
A goof is a silly mistake or a foolish person.
To goof is to make such a mistake: I goofed and sent the email to the wrong person.
To goof off is to waste time or avoid work.
To goof around is to act playfully or without seriousness.
The tone is light—goofs are blunders, not disasters.
Foolish, costly mistake
- errorFault in communication
- slip-upSmall unintended error
- flubClumsy error
- fumbleHandle with clumsy fingers
botch · gaffe · snafu · bungle · misstep · faux pas · oversight · lapse
Foolish, inept person
- nitwitFoolish, silly person
- dimwitFoolish, slow person
- dunceSlow-witted person
- numbskullStupid or foolish person
klutz · bonehead · airhead · dope · simpleton · nincompoop · dingbat · scatterbrain
Engaging in boisterous play
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- clowningPlayful comic behavior
mugging · hamming · pranks · hijinks · shenanigans · monkeyshines · buffoonery · horseplay
Avoiding effort deliberately
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- idlingOperating without working
- loafingPassing time idly
- procrastinatingPostponing what needs doing
wasting time · shirking · lazing · puttering · dillydallying · lollygagging · malingering · goldbricking
blunder
Foolish, costly mistake
fumble · botch · gaffe · snafu · bungle · misstep · faux pas · oversight · lapse · miscalculation
doofus
Foolish, inept person
numbskull · klutz · bonehead · airhead · dope · simpleton · nincompoop · dingbat · scatterbrain · blockhead
horsing around
Engaging in boisterous play
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
clowning · mugging · hamming · pranks · hijinks · shenanigans · monkeyshines · buffoonery · horseplay · skylarking
slacking
Avoiding effort deliberately
procrastinating · wasting time · shirking · lazing · puttering · dillydallying · lollygagging · malingering · goldbricking · time-wasting
goofgenius
Person of rare brilliance
brain · whiz · wizard · intellect · intellectual
goofperfection
Absence of any fault
accuracy · correctness · precision · exactness · exactitude
goofwork hard
Expend serious effort
buckle down · apply oneself · focus · concentrate · labor
- goofing offIdling instead of working
- goofing aroundEngaging in silly behavior
- goof offIdle instead of working
- goof aroundBehave in silly ways
- goofed offIdled instead of working
- goof upMake a foolish mistake
goofy, goofing, goofs, goofed, goof-off, goofball, goofballs, goofiness