Goofball vs Goofy - What's the difference?
goofball | goofy |
(informal, derogatory) A foolish or silly person.
(informal) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.
* 1953 April 27, "
Silly.
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
(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
As adjectives the difference between goofball and goofy
is that goofball is silly while goofy is silly, quirky.As a noun goofball
is a foolish or silly person.As a proper noun Goofy is
a Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.goofball
English
Noun
(en noun)- If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.
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
(-)- He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!
See also
* oddball * screwballgoofy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)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 * goofinessEtymology 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