as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
it's not appropriate to be goofy at a funeral
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Recent Examples of goofy
The resulting bloodshed brings the pair of goofy gendarmes into bewildered action, as the Zero cavalry trots in on short-legged white horses and Jony, Line, Rudy, and the local One leader, Jane (Anamaria Vartolomei), deploy on their respective sides.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Mamdani facilitated this energy, working the line, oscillating between rousing effusions on the cost of living and flashing a goofy, impish grin.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 8 Mar. 2025
Plus, he’s got a natural and serious relationship to rap that makes even his goofiest songs really earnest.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
At one point, his girlfriend (played by Heidi Gardner) coaches him into posing using increasingly goofy directions, and Gillis delivers.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2025
Mamdani facilitated this energy, working the line, oscillating between rousing effusions on the cost of living and flashing a goofy, impish grin.
—Paula Aceves, Curbed, 8 Mar. 2025
Plus, he’s got a natural and serious relationship to rap that makes even his goofiest songs really earnest.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
At one point, his girlfriend (played by Heidi Gardner) coaches him into posing using increasingly goofy directions, and Gillis delivers.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
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Finally, its focus on physics means that things get silly pretty quickly, which makes for very shareable moments and clips.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Dozen Bakery off Nolensville Pike is celebrating this silliest of holidays with special pies and quiche.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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The crowd - like at almost every cricket ground in the world when India plays - was partisan for the men in blue with giddy fans riding the emotion of every twist and turn of a gripping final.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Even today, Leach said people are more giddy about meeting her mother than the assistant chief.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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The data suggests that market timing is not a futile exercise but a skill - one that, like any other, is unevenly distributed and requires both technological sophistication and human insight to exploit effectively.—
Steven Desmyter,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Former Vice President Mohammad-Ali Abtahi dismissed negotiations with Trump as futile, arguing that Trump's leadership made diplomacy ineffective.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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