goofy

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡuːfi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡufi/ Rhymes: -uːfi === Etymology 1 === From goof (“foolish and/or silly person”, noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense form ‘having the quality of’; and forming informal nouns denoting associated persons or things). ==== Adjective ==== goofy (comparative goofier, superlative goofiest) (chiefly Canada, US, informal) Quirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:foolish Antonyms: ungoofy; see also Thesaurus:wise ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== goofy (plural goofies) (chiefly Canada, US, informal) Synonym of goof (“a foolish and/or silly person”). (chiefly historical) A button (“clothing fastener”) in the shape of a person, object, etc., often collected as a hobby. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Goofy, the name of a Walt Disney cartoon character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, from goofy (adjective): see etymology 1. Adjective sense 1 (“having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth”) refers the character’s buckteeth, while adjective sense 2 (“riding with one’s right foot forward”) and the corresponding adverb and noun senses refer to the character being depicted surfing in that manner in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937). ==== Adjective ==== goofy (not comparable) Of a person: having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth; buck-toothed. (skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing) Riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard with one's right foot forward. (snowboarding, skateboarding): Antonym: regular (snowboarding): Coordinate term: switch ===== Derived terms ===== goofy-foot ===== Translations ===== ==== Adverb ==== goofy (not comparable) (skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing) Of riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard: with one's right foot forward. Antonym: regular ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== goofy (plural goofies) (skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing) A skateboarder, snowboarder, or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward; a goofy-foot. Antonyms: (surfing) natural, (skateboarding, snowboarding) regular ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === “goofy”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Goofy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Goofy (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia