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goff | hoff |

As a proper noun goff

is .

As a preposition hoff is

.

goff

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)
  • (Scotland) (ball game)
    • (Halliwell)
  • * (Maria Edgeworth)
    • Forester soon took an aversion to the game of goff , and recollected Scotch reels with less contempt.

    Etymology 2

    Compare (etyl) , (etyl) goffo, (etyl) gofo, (etyl) dialect Goff a blockhead.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A fool; a clown.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

    hoff

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A common nickname for .

    • Usage notes

    * Generally styled as "the Hoff".

    Quotations

    * "'America's Got Talent' recap: 'Hoff the charts!'" ( Entertainment Weekly) * "Actor David Hasselhoff, the "America's Got Talent" judge known for his playfully Hoff -ful puns, has listed his longtime family home in Encino at $4,195,000." ( The Los Angeles Times) * "Hoff the Wall" ( The Sun) * "America's Got Talent: Five Finalists and a Singing Hoff in the House" ( E! Online) * "Hoff praises Holly's topless show" ( The Press Association) ----