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Definition of Goofball
1. Noun. A man who is a stupid incompetent fool.
Generic synonyms: Fool, Muggins, Sap, Saphead, Tomfool
Derivative terms: Goof, Goofy, Goosey, Goosy, Zany, Zany
2. Noun. A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior.
Generic synonyms: Comedian, Comic
Specialized synonyms: Harlequin, Fool, Jester, Motley Fool, Whiteface, Zany
Specialized synonyms: Emmett Kelly, Kelly, Weary Willie
Derivative terms: Clown, Goof, Goofy
Definition of Goofball
1. Noun. (informal derogatory) A foolish or silly person. ¹
2. Noun. (informal) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate. ¹
3. Adjective. Silly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Goofball
1. a sleeping pill [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goofball
Literary usage of Goofball
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8 by Stephanie Harvey (1998)
"I don't know the goofball who came up with this, but it was routinely taught
throughout my education. In truth, but kick-starts a sentence. ..."
2. The Backup Book: Disaster Recovery from Desktop to Data Center by Dorian J. Cougias, E. L. Heiberger, Karsten Koop (2003)
"Somewhere, sometime, some goofball is going to hack your network “just because.”
They're going to hack it or send you a virus “just because” they want to ..."
3. Half My Heart Is in Iraq! by David D. Bayouth (2006)
"He is the sweetest, loving, and the biggest goofball I know and I am lucky to
have found my soul mate. On the 4th of July, he was deployed to Iraq. ..."
4. Seaville: A Blue Water Adventure by Richard Miller (2004)
""Don't be a goofball, man. Thirty of us dudes here and all bigger'n you." "Shut up
Redman," said the mate. In his quiet voice the bosun told the major: "You ..."
5. Drugs, Crime, and the Justice System (1992)
"Cocaine and Heroin Dynamite goofball Speedball Cocaine, Heroin, and LSD Frisco
Special Frisco Speedball PCP and Marijuana Wac Zoom PCP and Crack Beam Me Up ..."
6. Better Than Crying: Poking Fun at Politics, the Press and Pop Culture by Baratunde Rafig Thurston (2004)
"... Actress Jennifer Aniston says her Hollywood heart-throb husband Brad Pitt is
a “goofball” who wants to have seven children. ..."
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