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goofball

[ goof-bawl ]

noun

Slang.
  1. an extremely incompetent, eccentric, or silly person.
  2. a pill containing a barbiturate or a tranquilizing drug.


goofball

/ ˈɡːˌɔː /

noun

  1. a barbiturate sleeping pill
  2. a fool
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of goofball1

First recorded in 1935–40; goof + ball 1
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“Jim was like a bearded hippie, goofball, warmhearted teddy bear in Birkenstocks. It’s such a charming performance that shows his range. You can’t get further from Tony Soprano than Albert in ‘Enough Said.’

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If you were hanging out and you didn’t know how to skate — goofball.

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Yet, there’s a cyclone of emotions inside this goofball that he never lets out — never ever.

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Thankfully, the story arc is designed so that chaos keeps barging in, most delightfully in the form of a scene stealer named ParTeb, a goofball from Tunisia who presents as a saucy green alien.

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“The new Latino-led films added to the National Film Registry tell complex and sometimes difficult stories, featuring Latinos as heroes and villains, hard-working immigrants and goofballs, space travelers and so much more,” said U.S.

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