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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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2
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
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.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofs
Noun
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This is true for tour guides, who witness the majority of these mistakes firsthand on the ground.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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Great coaches such as John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Nick Saban and Pete Carroll integrated a variety of mental health techniques to help players reduce stress and mistakes while increasing focus, confidence and flow.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To be funny while playing a character who’s sweet and endearing (even when calling his friends idiots) is a skill, and Bad Bunny has it.—
Rima Parikh,
Vulture,
5 Oct. 2025
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For a bunch of idiots, this did not work out too badly.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ogles in August launched a fundraising effort to cover more than $120,000 in legal fees related to reporting errors in campaign finance reports.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
17 Oct. 2025
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The researchers warned these errors can have serious consequences, from denied housing to insurance issues, and called for more oversight and independent evaluations of canine DNA tests.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Against Brent Venables’ otherwise elite defense, Arch Manning had a nicely tidy day, completing 21 of 27 passes with no major blunders and 200 total yards.—
Sam Settleman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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The View has a storied history with fashion blunders.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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So that episode will make fun [of] billionaire life-extension body-hacking lunatics.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Goofs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofs. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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