Goof — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæmeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈuːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈuːf/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈæmeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

I blundered during the job interview

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

blunder goose bozo clown drop the ball fathead merry andrew sin twat jackass zany boob buffoon cuckoo goofball

Parts of Speech

noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
noun	a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake “I blundered during the job interview”

Word Forms

goofy	adjective	ludicrous, foolish
goof	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
goosy	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
goosey	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
zany	adjective	like a clown
clown	verb	act as or like a clown
blunderer	noun	someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
blunder	noun	an embarrassing mistake
boob	noun	an ignorant or foolish person
goof	noun	a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Blödsinn

ein Mann, der ein dummer, inkompetenter Narr ist

🇫🇷French

gaffe

un homme qui est un imbécile stupide et incompétent

🇪🇸Spanish

bobo

un hombre que es un tonto estúpido e incompetente

🇮🇹Italian

stupido

un uomo che è uno stupido sciocco incompetente

🇳🇱Dutch

gek

een man die een domme, incompetente dwaas is

🇵🇹Portuguese

bobagem

um homem que é um idiota estúpido e incompetente

🇷🇺Russian

дурак

человек, который является глупым некомпетентным дураком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ख

एक आदमी जो एक मूर्ख अक्षम मूर्ख है

🇧🇩Bengali

বোকা

একজন মানুষ যে একজন বোকা অযোগ্য বোকা

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டாள்

ஒரு முட்டாள் திறமையற்ற முட்டாள்

🇮🇳Telugu

తెలివితక్కువ

ఒక తెలివితక్కువ అసమర్థ మూర్ఖుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ख

एक माणूस जो एक मूर्ख अक्षम मूर्ख आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્ખ

એક માણસ જે મૂર્ખ અસમર્થ મૂર્ખ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಿವೇಕಿ

ಒಬ್ಬ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಸಮರ್ಥ ಮೂರ್ಖ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഡ്ഢി

ഒരു മണ്ടൻ കഴിവുകെട്ട വിഡ്ഢി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਖ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਮੂਰਖ ਅਯੋਗ ਮੂਰਖ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیوقوف

ایک آدمی جو ایک بیوقوف نااہل احمق ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

混蛋

一个愚蠢无能的傻瓜的人

🇯🇵Japanese

へま

愚かで無能な愚か者である男

🇰🇷Korean

멍청이

멍청하고 무능한 바보 같은 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngốc nghếch

một người đàn ông là một kẻ ngu ngốc bất tài

🇹🇭Thai

คนโง่

คนที่เป็นคนโง่เขลาไร้ความสามารถ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesalahan

seorang pria yang bodoh dan tidak kompeten

🇵🇭Filipino

kalokohan

isang tao na isang hangal na walang kakayahan na tanga

🇲🇾Malay

mengarut

seorang lelaki yang bodoh tidak cekap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الأبله

رجل غبي أحمق غير كفء

🇮🇷Persian

احمق

مردی که یک احمق ناتوان احمق است

🇹🇷Turkish

aptal

aptal beceriksiz bir aptal olan bir adam

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְפַשֵׁל

אדם שהוא טיפש חסר יכולת

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