goof-off

(eg. literal, girl, celtic )

goof-off Meaning of "goof-off"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) an idle worthless person

Synonym(s)

good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, ne'er-do-well, no-account

Usage(s):

  1. Ruffalo is a very good goof-off, at once likable and infuriating, but eventually it is Phoenix who takes over the picture.
  2. Asch was a universal type, a latter-day Good Soldier Schweik, the goof-off who confounds every military system.
  3. You would think Bush would have put the persona of puckish class goof-off to rest by now.

Quotes

  • "I will confess to you that I was kind of a goof-off in high school as my mom reminded me," said Obama, an Illinois Democrat who grew up in Hawaii.
    on Nov 20, 2007 By: Barack Obama Source: International Herald Tribune

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