goof

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (US, informal) A mistake or error.
2. (US, informal) A mistake or error.
3. (Canada, US, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.
4. (Canada, slang) A rapist.

Verb

1. (US) To make a mistake.
2. (US) To engage in mischief.

Concepts

oie

🪿

baladin

bouffon

clown

con

coucou

crime

erreur

faute

gaffe

péché

pécher

gaffer

arlequin

trompons

Synonymes

blunder

bungle

mistake

goofball

slip

gaffe

zany

dolt

oaf

jackass

merry andrew

cuckoo

error

fathead

tomfool

twat

lapse

fool

boob

mess up

booby

chump

drop the ball

bozo

goon

goose

🪿

buffoon

clown

simpleton

sin

imbecile

klutz

lummox

malpractice

mistook

mix-up

moron

mutt

nincompoop

no-account

noodle

peon

play pranks

prance

schnook

simp

slob

stupe

stupid

sucker

Traductions

hata

stupido

sbaglio

zanni

atlatmak

prendere un granchio

vermasseln

errore

bufó

Fehler

pallasso

Fehlschlag

Fiasko

Missgriff

burro

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡuːf/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: goffen

Hérité de ancien anglais: gaf

Appartenant à espagnol: gofo

Appartenant à italien: goffo

In summary

Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from earlier goffe, in which case further etymology is uncertain.
Perhaps from Middle English goffen (“to speak in a frivolous manner”), possibly from Old English gaf, ġegaf (“base; wanton; lewd”, adjective), ġegaf (“buffoonery; scurrility”, noun), gaffetung, golfettung (“buffoonery; mockery”). Compare English dialectal gauffin (“lightheaded; foolish; giddy”), Scots gaff, gawf (“to talk loudly; babble”), Scots gaffaw (“a loud laugh”).
Alternatively, perhaps from Middle French goffe (“awkward; stupid”). Compare also Spanish gofo, Italian goffo.