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goofy-foot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡuːfiˌfʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɡufiˌfʊt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From goofy (“riding on a snowboard or surfboard with one’s right foot forward”, adjective) + foot (noun), referring to the way Goofy, a Walt Disney character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, was depicted surfing in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).

Meanings

  1. Synonym of goofy (“a snowboarder or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward”).

Forms

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goofy-feet Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

goofy-footed

Synonyms

goofy

wikipedia: Hawaiian Holiday · wikipedia: Goofy