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goofball

[goof-bawl] / ˈgufˌbɔl /


NOUN
nerd
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By the time the teen got home, she was embracing the spud as a kind of goofball Halloween badge of honor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Dauten, an actor with improv experience, and Tapia, who’s worked in TV development, anchored the goofball project’s growth with some natural entertainment industry instincts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2025

Yet, there’s a cyclone of emotions inside this goofball that he never lets out — never ever.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2025

Another cousin of Tenedorio's, Zach Colgan, remembers him as a "goofball" who was quick to make a joke, cared deeply about animals and was an avid storyteller.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

I was just hanging with my sneaker-loving, off-key-singing goofball dad.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas