goof off en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˌɡuf ˈɔf/ (US) without the cot–caught merger
- /ˌɡuːf ˈɒf/ (UK)
- /ˌɡuf ˈɑf/ (cot-caught-merger)
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Meanings
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(Australia, US, intransitive, slang) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity.
I've been goofing off since the day I was born.
1961 November 10, Joseph Heller, “The Soldier in White”, in Catch-22 […], New York, N.Y.: Simon and Schuster, →OCLC, page 173:He sat there goofing off all day instead of working.
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(US, dated, slang, transitive) To make a mistake.
He goofed off this whole project.
- (US, dated, intransitive, slang) To fall asleep or pass out on drugs.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goofs off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| goofed off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goofed off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goofing off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (16)
cmn 自娛自樂 /自娱自乐 (engage in idle activity) · cs ulejvat se (engage in idle activity) · grc ῥαθυμέω (engage in idle activity) · cs zašívat se (engage in idle activity) · pt morgar (engage in idle activity) · nl niets doen (engage in idle activity) · ru валя́ть дурака́ (engage in idle activity) · es holgazanear (engage in idle activity) · nl luilakken (engage in idle activity) · ru сачкова́ть (engage in idle activity) · pl obijać się (engage in idle activity) · izh hullussella (engage in idle activity) · fi lorvailla (engage in idle activity) · chr ᎡᏙᎵᏙᎭ (engage in idle activity) · fr bassoter (engage in idle activity) · ru би́ть баклу́ши (engage in idle activity)