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The answer GOOF has 153 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of goof in various dictionaries:
noun - a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
noun - a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
verb - commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
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| Possible Crossword Clues |
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| Clinker |
| Blunder |
| Foul-up |
| Silly goose |
| Bobble |
| Play around, with 'off' |
| Blow it |
| Waste time (with "off") |
| Bungle |
| Error |
| Possible Jeopardy Clues |
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| This can be a careless mistake or a foolish person who might make one |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
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| a mistake. |
| commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake |
| a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
| Behave in a silly way or playful way. |
| A foolish or stupid person. |
| A mistake. |
| Make a mistake. |
| to make a silly mistake: |
| a silly mistake: |
| a silly or stupid person |
| Goof description |
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Generically, the word goof is another term for a mistake. However, the term is also used in a number of specific senses. Several origins have been proposed for the word. According to Merriam-Webster, "goof" is likely a variation of "goff" in an English dialect, meaning simpleton. Some say the word may come from an identically pronounced Hebrew word meaning "body", some even say it was just a mistake happened while typing the word " good", hence the word "goof" is also known as other word for mistake. Others believe that it was inspired by the Disney character, Goofy (though it is more likely that the character got his name from the word, not the word from the character). See the etymological explanation of Hessu Hopo, 'Goofy' in Finnish language. * There is a Spanish word, "gofio," which refers to the balls of toasted flour and salt eaten by the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands. In Latin America (esp. Cuba) the word "comegofio" (lit. "gofio-eater") came to refer to anyone from |