goofing off
Not working properly
Goofing off is wasting time or avoiding work, typically in a playful or aimless way: Stop goofing off and finish your homework.
The phrase suggests idle amusement rather than productive activity—scrolling through videos when you should be working, horsing around with friends instead of studying.
Someone who goofs off habitually is a goofoff.
- loafingPassing time idly
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- slackingAvoiding effort deliberately
- idlingOperating without working
- lollygaggingAimless time-wasting
lazing · taking it easy · bumming around · soldiering · skive · goldbricking · shirking · phoning it in · playing hooky · messing around · screwing around · farting around · daydreaming · muck about · wasting time · twiddling thumbs · clowning · fooling around
- idlenessdoing nothing, idling, loafing, lounging, lazing
- slang behaviorsmessing around, fooling around, horsing around, slacking, loafing
- waste of timeprocrastination, busywork, dawdling, dithering, idling
- funamusement, entertainment, excitement, joy, merriment
- leisurerecreation, pastimes, downtime, free time, relaxation
- playfulnessplay, frolic, romp, fun, mirth
goofing offbuckling down
Applying oneself with determination
getting down to business · grinding · hustling · toiling · laboring
goofing offfocusing
Concentrating on one point
concentrating · paying attention · applying oneself · locking in · zeroing in
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