goofus
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“He plays this kind of very present, truthful, innocent goofus kind of guy,” says Aronofsky.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2022
I also want to shout out Jimmy Tatro, who played goofus of the year Dylan Maxwell in unexpected hit American Vandal.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2017
Zach Galifianakis, Hollywood’s go-to goofus of the moment, is back at it in “Masterminds.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2016
He ended his show the same way he began it, as a cheerful, loose-limbed goofus who can grasp the absurdity in the high-stakes world of network television.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2010
Dad’s fortune says: Only a goofus locks his keys in his car twice in one week.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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"But then the goofuses of the Internet hopped on theHarambe train for their jollies, and it has gotten out of control."
From US News ● Aug. 22, 2016
“But then the goofuses of the Internet hopped on the Harambe train for their jollies, and it has gotten out of control.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2016
The main plot is barely sodded: sound effects in place of wit, and rural goofuses who wouldn't dare show their faces on Newhart.
From Time Magazine Archive
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