goofball
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡufˌbɔl/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -uːfbɔːl
Noun
goofball (plural goofballs)
- (informal, often derogatory, sometimes endearing) A foolish or silly person or animal.
- If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.
- (informal, pharmacology) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.
- 1953 April 27, “Capsules”, in Time:
- Strong Cobb & Co. of Cleveland announced a new barbiturate which in overlarge doses will turn the stomachs of "goofball" addicts and would-be suicides.
- 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:
- That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.
Translations
Adjective
goofball (not comparable)
- (informal) Silly.
- He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!
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