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Their neighbours include Oli (Jay Lycurgo), a loveable goofball who deals heroin to make ends meet, and Conor (Daryl McCormack), whose struggles with alcohol intensify as his pregnant wife Sophie (Lucie Shorthouse) nears her due date.
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Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
Then there were the jug-eared goofball characters, which some scholars of the art form call halfwits, while others prefer snerds.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Can a goofball YouTuber really stretch his influence that far?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
Gosling’s character, Ryland Grace, is both a genius and a goofball.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
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Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026
Then there were the jug-eared goofball characters, which some scholars of the art form call halfwits, while others prefer snerds.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Can a goofball YouTuber really stretch his influence that far?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 6 May 2026
Gosling’s character, Ryland Grace, is both a genius and a goofball.
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for goofball
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“Goofball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofball. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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