goofus

Example Sentences

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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