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# goofy

«goofy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Silly, clumsy and funny in a harmless way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (goofy, goofier, goofiest); noun, a name (Goofy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Silly, clumsy and funny in a harmless way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#m1)

2) (informal) Having big, sticking-out front teeth: a goofy grin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#m2)

3) (a name) Goofy, the tall, clumsy Disney cartoon dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#m3)

4) (surfing, skateboarding) Goofy-footed: riding with the right foot forward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday North American, Australian and British talk, «goofy» is a friendly word for being silly or making a funny face. In stories it describes a fun, clumsy character. In skateboarding and surfing, «goofy» or «regular» tells which foot is in front. Phrases: a goofy grin, goofy dance, goofy-footed.

### examples

- My dad does a goofy dance at weddings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#x1)
- She made a goofy face for the class photo. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#x2)
- Goofy and Mickey went fishing in the cartoon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#x3)
- We laughed at his goofy jokes all day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#x4)
- I skate goofy, with my right foot forward. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#x5)
- The puppy is goofy and keeps tripping over its ears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/#x6)

### note

Informal: avoid in formal writing. Comparative: goofier, goofiest. Usually not mean, but «goofy teeth» can hurt someone's feelings. The verb «goof» or «goof up» means to make a silly mistake (US).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «goofy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/goofy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.