Goofy vs Boofy - What's the difference?
goofy | boofy |
silly, quirky
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(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
(Australia, colloquial) Of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.
* 2004 , Margaret Simons, Latham's World: The New Politics of the Outsiders ,
* 2005 , John Harms, The Pearl: Steve Renouf's Story ,
* 2010 , James Dack, Stephen Dack, Larry Writer, Sunshine and Shadow: A Brothers' Story ,
(en) (Australia, colloquial) Brawny, overtly masculine and rather dim-witted.
* 2006 , Judy Hardy-Holden, Love in the Afternoon ,
* 2011 , Dave Graney, 1001 Australian Nights: A Memoir ,
* 2011 , John Sullivan, Firebug ,
As adjectives the difference between goofy and boofy
is that goofy is silly, quirky while boofy is of hair, puffy, or having extra volume, not necessarily desired; having such hair; see bouffant.As a proper noun Goofy
is a Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.goofy
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
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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
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boofy
English
Etymology 1
From bouffant.Adjective
(er)- My hair was so boofy this morning it took 10 minutes of brushing to get it looking decent.
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- He appeared in person much as he did on television – big, boofy even when well groomed – like a version of Ginger Meggs grown up and gone into politics.
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- Steve trotted onto the field: a young footballer with a boofy , 1980s haircut.
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- I'm smiling, my tie is askew, and I'm sporting a boofy big hairdo, like all the other kids in my class.
Etymology 2
Possibly from or influenced by boofhead.(en)
Adjective
(er)- Dave, the big boofy''' builder, finally solved the mouse problem the big '''boofy bloke way: by crushing it unceremoniously under his boot.
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- My friend Sharn has a friend in her late 50s who is very keen to maintain sexual relations with her husband, a big boofy bloke, a mechanic by trade.
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- Suddenly the carriage was full of boofy schoolboys all excitedly chesting and punching each other and stretching their limbs as they tried to sit still.
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- She likes Doug Wright, believes behind the hard facade lives a warm, boofy bloke not unlike her Dave.