goof-offs
People avoiding work
Goof-offs are people who waste time or avoid work, especially habitually.
The term implies laziness or lack of seriousness rather than outright defiance: The back row was full of goof-offs who never did the reading.
A goof-off can also be an instance of goofing off: The afternoon devolved into goof-offs and pranks.
Laceless slip-on shoes
- layaboutsIdle, unproductive people
- shirkersThose who evade duties
- deadbeatsPeople who evade debts
- do-nothingsPeople who refuse action
goldbrickers · idlers · malingerers · ne'er-do-wells · procrastinators · time-wasters · underachievers · couch potatoes
Avoiding effort deliberately
- loafingPassing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- procrastinatingPostponing what needs doing
fooling around · horsing around · messing around · killing time · wasting time · lazing · idling · shirking
Relaxed in temperament
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
untroubled · insouciant · happy-go-lucky · free-spirited · devil-may-care · casual · relaxed · unconcerned
Comic performers in costume
- jokersClowns or wild cards
- prankstersThose who play jokes
- jestersProfessional court fools
- cutupsPeople who joke around
class clowns · tricksters · wisecrackers · funsters · comedians · buffoons · hams · show-offs
loafers
Laceless slip-on shoes
do-nothings · goldbrickers · idlers · malingerers · ne'er-do-wells · procrastinators · time-wasters · underachievers · couch potatoes · lollygaggers
slacking
Avoiding effort deliberately
procrastinating · fooling around · horsing around · messing around · killing time · wasting time · lazing · idling · shirking · malingering
easygoing
Relaxed in temperament
- lightheartedCheerful and without worry
- laid-backCalm and unhurried
- breezyMildly windy, or nonchalant
nonchalant · untroubled · insouciant · happy-go-lucky · free-spirited · devil-may-care · casual · relaxed · unconcerned · unbothered
clowns
Comic performers in costume
- jokersClowns or wild cards
- prankstersThose who play jokes
- jestersProfessional court fools
cutups · class clowns · tricksters · wisecrackers · funsters · comedians · buffoons · hams · show-offs · merrymakers
goof-offsoverachievers
Those who exceed expectations
go-getters · grinders · hustlers · eager beavers · strivers
goof-off, goof, goofs, goofed, goofing, goofy, goofier, goofiest, goofily