Goofy vs Oofy - What's the difference?
goofy | oofy |
silly, quirky
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(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
(slang) Wealthy, having lots of oof (money).
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* 1907', John Brynildsen, ''Engelsk-Dansk-Norsk Ordbog'' / ''A dictionary of the English and Dano-Norwegian languages'', part II (N–Z), entry for ' oof , page 49 (
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As adjectives the difference between goofy and oofy
is that goofy is silly, quirky while oofy is wealthy, having lots of oof (money).As a proper noun Goofy
is a Disney character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.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
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oofy
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Adjective
(en adjective)Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine , volume 160, page 727:
- … the glorious Tinman, or my oofy maiden-aunt; wouldn't she have jumped at me, if she had?
archive.org ebook):
- … oofy ['u·fi] sl som har megen Mønt …
Gutenberg ebook):
- Money isn't everything in this world. Youth and love and pluck are the main things. Hang it, what if you do get into debt occasionally? You've got a pretty oofy father-in-law.
Gutenberg ebook):
- This Tom has a peculiarity I've noticed in other very oofy men. Nick him for the paltriest sum, and he lets out a squawk you can hear at Land's End. He has the stuff in gobs, but he hates giving up.