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Colbert often goofed on his public image with mock outrage over perceived offenses, a carry-over from his long-running shtick on “The Colbert Report.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Washington, Seattle, is that the same thing?” goofed the geographically confused star.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2023

"Ecowas goofed, the Nigerian president also goofed," said Prof Khalifa Dikwa, an academic at the University of Maiduguri and a member of an influential group of elders in northern Nigeria.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

Of course, Viserys being Viserys, he goofed things up on his way out of the mortal plane, revealing Aegon’s “prince that was promised” vision to Alicent in response to Rhaenyra’s question about it earlier.

From New York Times • Oct. 9, 2022

And every time she played it over she goofed on it like it was so way out.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers