disapproval If you call someone a goof, you think they are silly. I could write for TV as well as any of those goofs. = fool, idiot. to make a silly mistake
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"
In prison, a goof is a term reserved for child molesters. Ex-cons take immense offense at being casually called a goof; goofs in prison are beat up by other inmates for their past crimes
{f} (Slang) make a stupid mistake, make a mess of; waste time; act in a playful or foolish manner
If you goof or goof up, you make a silly mistake. We goofed last week at the end of our interview with singer Annie Ross. Goof is also a noun. But was it, in fact, a hideous goof?