goofball

noun

goof·​ball ˈgüf-ˌbȯl How to pronounce goofball (audio)
1
slang : a barbiturate sleeping pill
2
: a goofy person

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Schoenberg comes across as either self-knowing prophet or goofball. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2025 But the best story of all was Maryanne, and watching this delightful goofball evolve into a cutthroat champion was truly thrilling, lifting Survivor 42 into the mid-twenties. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 15 May 2025 Truth be told, the final stretches of sentimentality might’ve been a bit much, if Gaga hadn’t earned the right to get lovey-dovey with us by being such a scary goofball earlier on. Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025 Murray is, first and foremost, a goofball, and seeing him on an unexpected side quest was a delight in itself. Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for goofball

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of goofball was in 1950

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“Goofball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofball. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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