Fool vs Goofball - What's the difference?

In informal|lang=en terms the difference between fool and goofball

is that fool is (informal) someone who derives pleasure from something specified while goofball is (informal) a pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

As nouns the difference between fool and goofball

is that fool is (pejorative) a person with poor judgment or little intelligence while goofball is (informal|derogatory) a foolish or silly person.

As a verb fool

is to trick; to make a fool of someone.

As an adjective goofball is

silly.

fool

English

Noun

(en noun)

(pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

You were a fool to cross that busy road without looking.

The village fool threw his own shoes down the well.

* Franklin

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools' will learn in no ' other .

(historical) A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

(informal) Someone who derives pleasure from something specified.

* Milton

Can they think me their fool or jester?

* 1975 , , "Fool for the City" (song), Fool for the City (album):

I'm a fool for the city.

(cooking) A type of dessert made of d fruit and custard or cream.

an apricot fool'''; a gooseberry '''fool

A particular card in a tarot deck.

Synonyms

* (person with poor judgment) See also * (person who entertained a sovereign) jester, joker * (person who talks a lot of nonsense) gobshite

Verb

To trick; to make a fool of someone.

To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth.

* Dryden

Is this a time for fooling ?

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* befool * fool about * fool around * foolhardy * foolish * foolishness * foolometer * fool's errand * fool's gold * fool's paradise * foolproof * more fool you * play the fool * suffer fools gladly * there's no fool like an old fool

References

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goofball

English

Noun

(en noun)

(informal, derogatory) A foolish or silly person.

If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.

(informal) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

* 1953 April 27, " Capsules," Time :

Strong Cobb & Co. of Cleveland announced a new barbiturate which in overlarge doses will turn the stomachs of "goofball " addicts and would-be suicides.

Adjective

(-)

Silly.

He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!