How to Use goofy in a Sentence

goofy

adjective
Definition of goofynext
Synonyms for goofynext
  • She was making goofy faces at us.
  • Don’t make goofy faces at the chefs in the open kitchen.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • The couple seems to share the same goofy sense of humor.
    — Hilary Weaver, ELLE, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Holmes wore a wide, goofy grin on his face the whole time.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Kind of saunters in to the room with sort of a goofy look on his face.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 13 July 2023
  • The fans knew what’s up: The band with the proudly goofy name is too hot to miss.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Fred is lovable, goofy and just the right amount of crazy.
    — idahostatesman, 12 Mar. 2018
  • O’Connell’s goofy good cop, and Nakano’s eye rolling bad cop—to draw out guests.
    — Heather Hansman, Outside Online, 15 June 2018
  • The judges will be looking for studious and goofy kids on March 20 in the gym.
    — High School Columnist, NOLA.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Jeff is beefy and goofy and was down to go cliff-diving with Olivia.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2019
  • But much of what happens in this film is, on its face, goofy.
    — Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Guardians of the Galaxy was the big hit of 2014, making a star out of blond, goofy, burly Chris Pratt.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024
  • But what’s refreshing to me is how goofy a lot of it is.
    — The New York Times, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2018
  • And then good old Hickey shows up, with his toothy smile and goofy jokes.
    — Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2018
  • All of these strategies are present in this bright and goofy album.
    — Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Nick Foles is just a big, 6-6, goofy bleeping guy from Austin, Texas.
    — Bob Ford, Philly.com, 30 Jan. 2018
  • Much more is set to take place amidst the backdrop of Rhaenyra and Laenor’s goofy little courtship dance.
    — ELLE, 19 Sep. 2022
  • This a very goofy, silly, fun photo op, and thank you for that.
    — Vulture, 3 Apr. 2022
  • The most contagious thing about it is that goofy synth hook on the chorus.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2024
  • Prince Harry, scrolling through his feed, found a goofy video of Meghan posted by a friend.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 8 Dec. 2022
  • One is light-hearted and goofy, the other stubborn and edgy.
    — Mike Singer, The Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2019
  • Fueled by '60s and '70s hits and a lot of goofy humor, James Gunn'sfilm also had a lot of heart.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 6 July 2018
  • There would’ve been at least one tweet with a goofy nickname for Giuliani.
    — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, 3 May 2018
  • Some goofy, corny farce is part of the theatricality and the fun.
    — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 18 July 2018
  • But here’s what makes the movie more than the typical goofy crime-gone-wrong story.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2018
  • But here's what makes the movie more than the typical goofy crime-gone-wrong story.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 7 June 2018
  • In the women’s bracket, things were a little less goofy.
    — Michelle R. Martinelli, For The Win, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Michelle and Richard Lam recalled their dad's goofy jokes and big belly laughs.
    — Alyson Ward, Houston Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Able to be goofy, which is the opposite of what a lot of Black women are portrayed as on television.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Joanna also added photos of Chip making more goofy faces, like one with one eye open and the other shut completely.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025

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