as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
it's not appropriate to be goofy at a funeral
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Recent Examples of goofy
Alongside a video montage of Saget's goofiest and heartwarming moments, Rizzo paid tribute to her late husband in a lengthy caption.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 May 2025
Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 5 May 2025
Enough to hope incoming Vanderbilt recruit Chandler Bing is ready for some of the goofy questions coming his way and can pivot to basketball.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Regardless, this will be a goofy offseason, so strap in for a sea of rumors and postulations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 May 2025
Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 5 May 2025
Enough to hope incoming Vanderbilt recruit Chandler Bing is ready for some of the goofy questions coming his way and can pivot to basketball.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Regardless, this will be a goofy offseason, so strap in for a sea of rumors and postulations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
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Using the Graham Norton hologram to tell us that the Earth was turned to ash on May 24th, 2025 is just the right kind of silly for this show.—
Ryan Woodrow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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Eurovision is still too much of a silly spectacle for some, even with JJ in it.—
Alex Marshall,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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The movie stars Shia LaBeouf, Patricia Arquette, and Sigourney Weaver, with Sachar maintaining the book's penchant for surprise, suspense, and giddy momentum.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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Disney’s strong quarterly results and full-year guidance raise has analysts giddy at the media giant’s prospects.—
Hakyung Kim,
CNBC,
7 May 2025
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Though their efforts were futile, their remains provide remarkable insight into the doomed city’s final moments.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Through the two-hour journey that makes up the Thunderbolt’s origin story, the audience experiences the way these skilled fighters continue butting heads over the most futile issues.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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