| VERB | social | goof, drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
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| NOUN | person | goof, fathead, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
| person | goof, clown, buffoon, goofball, merry andrew | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior |
| Sounds | guw'f | |
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| Rhymes | aloof ... woof: 16 rhymes with uwf... | |
| Meaning | A man who is a stupid incompetent fool. | |
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| Synonyms | fathead, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany | |
| Broader | fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool | A person who lacks good judgment |
| Spanish | burro, estúpido, idiota, imbécil, necio, zoquete | |
| Catalan | burro, estúpid, idiota, imbecil, imbècil | |
| Adjectives | goofy | ludicrous, foolish |
| Verbs | goof | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
| Meaning | A person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior. | |
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| Synonyms | clown, buffoon, goofball, merry andrew | |
| Instances | Kelly, Emmett Kelly, Weary Willie | United States circus clown (1898-1979) |
| Narrower | harlequin | A clown or buffoon (after the Harlequin character in the commedia dell'arte) |
| jester, fool, motley fool | A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | |
| whiteface | A clown whose face is covered with white make-up | |
| zany | A buffoon in one of the old comedies | |
| Broader | comedian, comic | A professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts |
| Spanish | bufón, clown, payasa, payaso | |
| Catalan | bufó, clown, pallasso | |
| Adjectives | goofy | ludicrous, foolish |
| Verbs | goof | commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
| Meaning | Commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | drop the ball, sin, blunder, boob | |
| Broader | transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break | Act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises |
| Spanish | joderla, meter la pata, pecar, pifiar | |
| Nouns | goof | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
| goof | a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior | |
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