Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
From goof + -ball.
He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!
spoofball · goofballness · goofballery
From goof + -ball.
If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.
Strong Cobb & Co. of Cleveland announced a new barbiturate which in overlarge doses will turn the stomachs of "goofball" addicts and would-be suicides.1953 April 27, “Capsules”, in Time:
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.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC:
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| goofballs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
de Narkotikum (pill that has hypnotic or intoxicating effects) · de Blödmann (a foolish or silly person) · sh blesan (a foolish or silly person) · fr cloche (a foolish or silly person) · fr nouille (a foolish or silly person) · de Depp (a foolish or silly person) · sh bedak (a foolish or silly person) · ru дурачо́к (a foolish or silly person) · de Beruhigungsmittel (pill that has hypnotic or intoxicating effects) · nl sufferd (a foolish or silly person) · nl idioot (a foolish or silly person) · fr abruti (a foolish or silly person)