goofball
Harmless class clown
A goofball is a silly, playful, or eccentric person—someone who acts foolish in an endearing rather than annoying way: My brother's a total goofball.
The term is affectionate, suggesting harmless clowning.
In older slang, goofball referred to barbiturate pills, from their stupefying effects.
Royal household comedian
- buffoonLudicrous, clumsy fool
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- jokerCutup or wild card
- comedianProfessional humor performer
entertainer · funnyman · wag · card · cutup · gagster · funster · wisecracker
Foolish, slow person
- nitwitFoolish, silly person
- numbskullStupid or foolish person
- blockheadStupid, foolish person
- boneheadFoolish or stupid person
airhead · doofus · dingbat · nincompoop · simpleton · dunce · dolt · dope
Frivolous or absurd
- dopeyStupidly slow, half-asleep
- daffyMildly eccentric, scatterbrained
- ditzySilly and scattered
- scatterbrainedLacking mental focus
flaky · airheaded · spacey · kooky · wacky · zany · madcap · harebrained
Inspiring warm feelings
- adorableExtremely endearing
- sweetTasting of sugar
- charmingPleasantly attractive in manner
- harmlessCausing no injury
innocent · naive · good-natured · kindhearted · well-meaning · bumbling · hapless · klutzy
Sedative drug class
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- depressantAgent that reduces activity
- tranquilizerSubstance that induces calm
phenobarbital · mickey · doped · zonked · sedated · stupor · groggy · junkie
jester
Royal household comedian
comedian · entertainer · funnyman · wag · card · cutup · gagster · funster · wisecracker · humorist
dimwit
Foolish, slow person
bonehead · airhead · doofus · dingbat · nincompoop · simpleton · dunce · dolt · dope · dummy
silly
Frivolous or absurd
scatterbrained · flaky · airheaded · spacey · kooky · wacky · zany · madcap · harebrained · giddy
lovable
Inspiring warm feelings
harmless · innocent · naive · good-natured · kindhearted · well-meaning · bumbling · hapless · klutzy · dorky
barbiturate
Sedative drug class
- sedativeDrug promoting calm
- downerDispiriting experience or thing
- depressantAgent that reduces activity
tranquilizer · phenobarbital · mickey · doped · zonked · sedated · stupor · groggy · junkie · addict
goofballsobersides
Habitually serious person
straight-laced · stick in the mud · stuffed shirt · stick-in-the-mud · sourpuss
goofballgenius
Person of rare brilliance
brainiac · whiz · intellectual · mastermind · sharp cookie
goofballsquare
Rhombus with right angles
dignitary · pillar of society · proper lady · suit · conformist