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Fools vs Goofy - What's the difference?

fools | goofy |

As a noun fools

is plural of lang=en.

As a verb fools

is third-person singular of fool.

As an adjective goofy is

silly, quirky.

As a proper noun Goofy is

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

fools

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (fool)

    • 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