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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
that typo is one of the text's rare goofs
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
leave it to that goof to forget the bait on a fishing trip
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Recent Examples of goof
And with eight different shades (in two different tones—warm and neutral), goof-proof brows are guaranteed every time.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Minnie is totally adorable, and Goofy is just a big goof.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
But what makes this a classic Carpenter goof is her phrasing.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Martin is an obnoxious but charming goof alongside his smart and far-too-tolerant girlfriend, Gina (Tisha Campbell), with best friends rounding out the hangout comedy.
—Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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While rebounding kept the Horned Frogs in the game early, the offense finally picked up until the mistakes piled up down the stretch.—
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Let’s look back on 2025 fantasy misses to look forward and avoid making the signature mistake of each whiff come the 2026 draft season.—
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But when her latest husband, discord spirit Raksh, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina must clean up his blunder, contend with Marjana’s demands for the truth…and figure out who on her crew is plotting a mutiny.—
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Williamson County based Ramsey Solutions has also come up with an effective guide to avoid any regifting blunders.—
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Overwhelmingly, though, the most common response was to seek confirmation of their suspicions that Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers were morons.—
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There are worse things than watching Black, Rudd, and Zahn play three gormless morons on a mid-life misadventure, but almost every scene and setpiece is constructed with a haphazardness that blunders away their charm.—
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The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.—
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The research depended on computer simulations, which meant that tiny adjustments to the initial state of the digital fluid (or any digital rounding errors) wouldn’t affect the fluid’s fate.—
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
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Do not let Fernando Mendoza’s earnestness fool you.—
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But telling Porsha something in confidence is a fool’s errand.—
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“Goof.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goof. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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