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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
that typo is one of the text's rare goofs
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
leave it to that goof to forget the bait on a fishing trip
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Recent Examples of goof
Gomez, always the goof in pics, is squatting in a pile of metallic balloons, reaching for the camera, while Swift, her bangs and red lipstick as perfectly in place as ever, leans back to gaze dreamily up at t—, are on brand for the duo.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 21 July 2025
This time, the goof who sprayed poison on our food did it for clicks.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Fans chanted for tables early in the the match, which will likely result in an unnecessary rant about table-thirst paying customers from that goof Dave Meltzer.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Leonardo is militaristic in his focus and poise, while Michelangelo is more of a free-spirited goof.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 21 July 2025
This time, the goof who sprayed poison on our food did it for clicks.
—Joanna Allhands, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Fans chanted for tables early in the the match, which will likely result in an unnecessary rant about table-thirst paying customers from that goof Dave Meltzer.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Leonardo is militaristic in his focus and poise, while Michelangelo is more of a free-spirited goof.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goof
Noun
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But Trump has seemed to suggest that the drone incident may have been a mistake.—
Michelle Stoddart,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Consumer Behavior Supports Continued Innovation One of leaders’ biggest mistakes during volatile periods is assuming all consumer behavior changes negatively.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Shrader missed badly from 60 yards but Tillman’s infraction gave the Colts another untimed down and Shrader nailed the do-over to give Indy its first 2-0 start since 2009 and send the Broncos home with big regrets over their blunder.—
Arnie Stapleton,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pittsburgh Steelers kick returner Kaleb Johnson suffered an unfortunate blunder during the team’s game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Noun
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An aircraft flying without GPS can accumulate miles of error in just hours.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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FanDuel acknowledged the error in the way the game score was displayed and pinned it on a third-party provider.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Traditional software is often cheaper, faster and more reliable when a solution is rules-based and needs fool-proof outputs.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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Here’s why the whole enterprise might be a fool’s errand.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Goof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goof. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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