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goof
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goof someone or something up
Inf. to mess someone or something up; to ruin someone's plans; to make something nonfunctional. Who goofed this machine up? Who goofed up the machine?
See also: up

goof around

to act silly. The kids were all goofing around, waiting for the bus. Stop goofing around!
See also: around

goof off

to waste time. John is always goofing off. Quit goofing off and get to work!

goof on someone

Inf. to tease or kid someone. I don't believe you. I think you're just goofing on me.

goof up (on something)

Inf. to make an error with something; to blunder while doing something. Please don't goof up on this job. If you goof up one more time, you're finished.
See also: up

goofed (up) 

1. Inf. messed up; out of order. All my papers are goofed up. Everything on my desk is goofed. Who's been here?
2. Inf. confused; distraught. I'm sort of goofed up today. I think I'm coming down with something. I was up too late last night, and now I'm all goofed up.

goof off
to avoid work She spent most of the school day goofing off with her friends.

goof on somebody

to make jokes about someone She doesn't goof on old people, but her characters are certainly older and very odd.
Related vocabulary: make fun of somebody/something


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Baby showers are also a great opportunity to get her loved ones together for a fun time of laughing and goofing around.
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