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goofball.

A foolish or silly person or animal.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɡufˌbɔl/US
  1. A foolish or silly person or animal.

    derogatory · endearing · informal · often · sometimes
    If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.
  2. A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

    informal
Where this word comes from

From goof + -ball.

adj/ˈɡufˌbɔl/US
  1. Silly.

    informal · not-comparable
    He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!
Where this word comes from

From goof + -ball.

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