Goofiness vs Goofy - What's the difference?
goofiness | goofy |
(uncountable) The state of being goofy
(uncountable) Goofy behaviour
(countable) The result or product of being goofy
silly, quirky
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, date=December 29
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, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
, work=The Guardian
(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
Goofiness is a derived term of goofy.
As a noun goofiness
is (uncountable) the state of being goofy.As a adjective goofy is
silly, quirky.goofiness
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Noun
(en-noun)goofy
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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