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as in mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
that typo is one of the text's rare goofs
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as in idiots
a stupid person
leave it to that goof to forget the bait on a fishing trip
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Recent Examples of goofs
Johnny Carson made fun of politicians, but mostly their public goofs, not their policies.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
These compounding goofs demand accountability and a sober reassessment of the competence of American leadership.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
And watching the Timberwolves goofs who’ve barked on social media eat their words is going to be absolutely quacktacular.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Between unintentionally funny goofs and allegations of affairs, the casting directors struck gold with this one.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
One hundred fifty five days later, the Guardians have regained pole position in the AL Central, once again the result of a frenetic flash of bunts, chops and goofs that converted a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 advantage.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
These compounding goofs demand accountability and a sober reassessment of the competence of American leadership.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
And watching the Timberwolves goofs who’ve barked on social media eat their words is going to be absolutely quacktacular.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Between unintentionally funny goofs and allegations of affairs, the casting directors struck gold with this one.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
One hundred fifty five days later, the Guardians have regained pole position in the AL Central, once again the result of a frenetic flash of bunts, chops and goofs that converted a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 advantage.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofs
Noun
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The agents weren’t focused on the early mistakes made in the case, however.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2026
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Bass acknowledged her mistakes during the campaign, said Gonzalez, a former head of the county Democratic Party.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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Freedom from screech No one wants to sit near idiots who just want to scream about their love of their team and provoke fans into fights, like the one Monday between Yankees and Rangers fans at Globe Life Field.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Monarchs banged out 10 hits, stole three bases and took advantage of nine walks, six errors, four hit batters and three wild pitches.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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Pueblo County capitalized on the second of those errors with an insurance run in the fourth.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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Nearly all of them are blunders, offenses or revelations about the people Collins has put in top positions in his House office, his campaign office or both.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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But blunders and poor rotations and missed rebounds piled up as the Sky allowed their highest point total of the season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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To get a sentence like that in a communist, radically left-wing city of liberal lunatics is truly amazing.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio wasn’t far behind, saying the war is being waged against religious lunatics.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Goofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofs. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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