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発音

• IPA: /ɡuːf/
• 韻: -uːf

名詞

goof (plural goofs)

1. (US, informal) A mistake or error.

   Synonyms: blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko; see also Thesaurus:error

   I made a goof in that last calculation.

   1. (US, cinematography, informal) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
2. (US, Canada, MTE, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.

   Your little brother is a total goof.

3. (Canada, prison slang) A rapist.

動詞

goof (third-person singular simple present goofs, present participle goofing, simple past and past participle goofed)

1. (US) To make a mistake.

   It's my fault. I goofed.

   • 1986 August 9, “Attention Art World”, in Gay Community News, page 13:

     GCN is in a sticky situation because we goofed and bought 10 pounds of a type of wax that we cannot use.

2. (US) To engage in mischief.

   Synonym: goof around

   We were just goofing by painting the neighbor's cat green.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:make a mistake

派生語

アナグラム

• Fogo, fogo