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verb

Definition of goof (off)next
as in to kill time
to spend time doing nothing returned home unannounced and found the au pair goofing off

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goof-off

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noun

as in slacker

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goof (off)
  1. slacker
  2. underachiever
  3. veg out
  4. kick back
  5. lounge
  6. hang about
  7. rest
  8. footle
Noun
  • The documentary explores the band’s creation from their first EP Slay Tracks through to becoming slacker heroes signed to Matador Records before breaking up and reuniting on more than one occasion.
    Peter White, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
  • For Cera, the move reunites him with the filmmaker behind one of his beloved roles, that of romantic slacker Scott Pilgrim from 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of slacker
Noun
  • His team was considered a bunch of underachievers before Ohtani signed a 10-year, $700-million contract.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • To be frank, before 2021, Argentina teams were deemed losers and underachievers.
    Paul Tenorio, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Definition of underachiever
Verb
  • Plus: What better way for locals to veg out during a stressful election season than with some grade-A on-screen drama?
    Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This isn't only a place to veg out, though.
    Hannah Walhout, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023
Definition of veg out
Verb
  • So kick back, relax, and let someone else do the cooking.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Chena Hot Springs Resort, Alaska Nearest town: Fairbanks Prices from: $20 for camping / $200 for rooms a night Want to kick back in a remote hot spring while the green tendrils of the Northern Lights dance above your head?
    Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of kick back
Verb
  • For the Germantown resident, try the shirt with a sausage lounging on a bun, Burt Reynolds style.
    The Courier-Journal, The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Make sure to choose a chair or couch that not only matches your style, but is great for lounging in for long periods.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of lounge
Verb
  • Most asteroids hang about in the Mars to Jupiter region, and the ones near Earth obviously hang about a bit closer.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The big picture: The nine-block shopping district got its own Art Deco-style sign on Monday, which now hangs about 25 feet in the air over Cary Street by Burtons Grill & Bar.
    Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of hang about
Verb
  • Below Nancy Nehring's house, a hunk of metal rested on the sidewalk.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Her keyboard has keys in pastel colors that clack like a typewriter’s; next to it rests a glass mug of grass-green matcha latte.
    Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of rest
Verb
  • Get our daily newsletter Yet Mr Schwarzman avoids footling with life’s foot-soldiers for a reason.
    The Economist, The Economist, 19 Sep. 2019
  • Last year an American startup called Swarm Technologies paid a footling $900,000 fine for sending four tiny satellites into orbit on an Indian rocket, having been denied permission to do so by the US Federal Communications Commission.
    The Economist, The Economist, 17 July 2019
Definition of footle
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