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Goofball

noun/hˈæmɐθˌaɪt/
Definition
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈæmɐθˌaɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/ɡˈuːfbɔːl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɡˈuːfbɔːl/
2 syllables Say it as /hˈæmɐθˌaɪt/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
goofyadjectiveludicrous, foolish
goofverbcommit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
goosyadjectivehaving or revealing stupidity
gooseyadjectivehaving or revealing stupidity
zanyadjectivelike a clown
clownverbact as or like a clown
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Blödsinn
ein Mann, der ein dummer, inkompetenter Narr ist
🇫🇷French
idiot
un homme qui est un imbécile stupide et incompétent
🇪🇸Spanish
tonto
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
গুফবল
একজন মানুষ যে একজন বোকা অযোগ্য বোকা
🇮🇳Tamil
முட்டாள்தனமான பந்து
ஒரு முட்டாள் திறமையற்ற முட்டாள்
🇮🇳Telugu
గూఫ్బాల్
ఒక తెలివితక్కువ అసమర్థ మూర్ఖుడు
🇮🇳Marathi
गॉफबॉल
एक माणूस जो एक मूर्ख अक्षम मूर्ख आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગૂફબોલ
એક માણસ જે મૂર્ખ અસમર્થ મૂર્ખ છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಗೂಫ್ಬಾಲ್
ಒಬ್ಬ ಮೂರ್ಖ ಅಸಮರ್ಥ ಮೂರ್ಖ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഗൂഫ്ബോൾ
ഒരു മണ്ടൻ കഴിവുകെട്ട വിഡ്ഢി
🇵🇰Urdu
گوف بال
ایک آدمی جو ایک بیوقوف نااہل احمق ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
傻瓜球
一个愚蠢无能的傻瓜的人
🇯🇵Japanese
マイペース
愚かで無能な愚か者である男
🇰🇷Korean
멍청이
멍청하고 무능한 바보 같은 남자
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bóng ném
một người đàn ông là một kẻ ngu ngốc bất tài
🇹🇭Thai
คนโง่
คนที่เป็นคนโง่เขลาไร้ความสามารถ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bodoh
seorang pria yang bodoh dan tidak kompeten
🇲🇾Malay
mengarut
seorang lelaki yang bodoh tidak cekap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
com.goofball
رجل غبي أحمق غير كفء
🇮🇷Persian
گوفبال
مردی که یک احمق ناتوان احمق است
🇹🇷Turkish
aptallık
aptal beceriksiz bir aptal olan bir adam
🇮🇱Hebrew
טמבל
אדם שהוא טיפש חסר יכולת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'goofball'?
The primary meaning of 'goofball' is 'a man who is a stupid incompetent fool'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'goofball' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'goofball' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'goofball' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'goofball' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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