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Goofy vs Foofy - What's the difference?

goofy | foofy |

As adjectives the difference between goofy and foofy

is that goofy is silly, quirky while foofy is excessively frilly or frou-frou, typically in a manner calculated to attract attention to an otherwise unremarkable person or event.

As a proper noun Goofy

is a Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.

goofy

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(er)
  • silly, quirky
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.}}

    Derived terms

    * goofily * goofiness

    Etymology 2

    From the way the Disney character was first depicted surfing, with right foot forward. BBC Sport, "Sochi 2014: A jargon-busting guide to the halfpipe", 11 February 2014

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.

    • Related terms

    * (snowboarding) goofy-foot

    Antonyms

    * (snowboarding) regular

    Coordinate terms

    * (snowboarding) switch

    References

    foofy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) Excessively frilly or frou-frou, typically in a manner calculated to attract attention to an otherwise unremarkable person or event.
  • (slang) Poofy; inflated in a funny way.
  • (slang) Big and fluffy.

    • Quotations

    * 2001. Meg Cabot. The Princess Diaries , HarperCollins, page 107: *: I had to sit down on one of the pink foofy chairs before I fell down.

    References

    * foofy'', in ''Cat Dictionary . * Reuter, Donald F. (2006) Gay-2-Zee: A Dictionary of Sex, Subtext, and the Sublime , page 79.[http://books.google.com/books?id=7FpPbfVRm3MC&pg=PA79&dq=foofy&ei=mbIGSMekOYjgsQOmlOTiCg&sig=_bNDu1QknrnIr-yF4HHUpCnpSMU] English blends