Origin of goof
1915–20; apparently variant of obsolete
goff dolt < Middle French
goffe awkward, stupid
Words nearby goof
goody two shoes,
goody two-shoes,
goody-goody,
goodyear,
gooey,
goof,
goof on,
goof up,
goof-off,
goof-up,
goofball
British Dictionary definitions for goof on
goof
/ (ɡuːf) informal /
noun
a foolish error or mistake
a stupid person
verb
to bungle (something); botch
(intr; often foll by about or around)
to fool (around); mess (about)
(tr)
to dope with drugs
(intr often foll by off) US and Canadian
to waste time; idle
Word Origin for goof
C20: probably from (dialect)
goff simpleton, from Old French
goffe clumsy, from Italian
goffo, of obscure origin
Idioms and Phrases with goof on
goof on
Make fun of, mock, as in He was always goofing on his little brother. [Slang; mid-1900s]