What does goofball mean?

Definitions for goofball
ˈgufˌbɔlgoof·ball

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zanynoun

    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

  2. clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrewnoun

    a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior

Wiktionary

  1. goofballnoun

    A foolish or silly person.

    If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.

  2. goofballnoun

    A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

  3. goofballadjective

    Silly.

    He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!

  4. Etymology: From goof + ball

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of goofball in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of goofball in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of goofball in a Sentence

  1. Meg Alexander:

    Brett went into the water and all of a sudden my friend Kelsey says, ‘Why is Brett doing that? Why is he floating like that?’ i was like, ‘I don’t know, he’s a goofball’ and she went to check on him.

  2. Mila Kunis:

    He’s so professional. He’s the funniest guy, i mean, such a goofball.

  3. Neil McArthur:

    I worry that with every one of these stories, the person gets held out as a weirdo and is in the news for a day as the latest goofball, but it's actually the next step in what's already happening.

  4. Alex Drummond:

    I look better but I feel so much better and that's what really counts. I'm still a goofball I just have a lot more energy. Be afraid!

  5. William Krenn:

    I was just so shocked. I was driving my car and I had to pull over because I was full of goosebumps and I was shaking, i just could not believe that this goofball, light-hearted kid that I went to training with did something so evil.

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