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goofball

[ goof-bawl ]

noun

Slang.
  1. an extremely incompetent, eccentric, or silly person.
  2. a pill containing a barbiturate or a tranquilizing drug.


goofball

/ ˈɡ³ÜË´ÚËŒ²úɔ˱ô /

noun

  1. a barbiturate sleeping pill
  2. a fool
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Origin of goofball1

First recorded in 1935–40; goof + ball 1
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Yet, there’s a cyclone of emotions inside this goofball that he never lets out — never ever.

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Thankfully, the story arc is designed so that chaos keeps barging in, most delightfully in the form of a scene stealer named ParTeb, a goofball from Tunisia who presents as a saucy green alien.

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“For one thing, the man's a goofball,†she says.

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Deters played up his steadfast support for Trump in trying to make inroads against Massie, and he portrayed Massie as a “goofball†lacking accomplishments in Congress.

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