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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
that typo is one of the text's rare goofs
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as in idiot
a stupid person
leave it to that goof to forget the bait on a fishing trip
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Recent Examples of goof
As a team, their music was collage and loops and goofs and earnestness.
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Joe Gross, SPIN, 28 June 2024
At first, Drew set out to remix Todd Phillips’s Joker as a stir-crazy lockdown goof and a spoof.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Looking back decades later with the Detroit Free Press, Kramer described it as a surrealistic goof.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
There was no real support to guide me about the fine line between being a goof in comedy and what's stereotypical and what's offensive now.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 May 2024
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Joe Gross, SPIN, 28 June 2024
At first, Drew set out to remix Todd Phillips’s Joker as a stir-crazy lockdown goof and a spoof.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Apr. 2024
Looking back decades later with the Detroit Free Press, Kramer described it as a surrealistic goof.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 2 Feb. 2024
There was no real support to guide me about the fine line between being a goof in comedy and what's stereotypical and what's offensive now.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goof
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The Sharks scored first at Madison Square Garden but couldn’t overcome their mistakes in the latter half of the second, allowing three unanswered goals in less than five minutes in a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Rangers in the third game of a four-game road trip.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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As the holiday season approaches, Jordan is turning his mistake into positive action by using his newfound notoriety to help drive donations to the Rocky Hill Human Services Food Bank, his police department said on social media.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Juan Soto made a key fielding blunder in the bottom of the fifth that turned a Kiké Hernández double into a three-bagger, and Aaron Judge’s bat continues to be a non-factor in this postseason.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2024
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While not massively common, losing your kit due to a loading error is very frustrating in a game like Tarkov, so any improvements to reduce the chances of that happening are always going to be a positive.Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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The results were delayed further because of a tabulation error, though both parties were consulted on the decision to recount nearly 30,000 ballots.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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“Goof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goof. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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