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Goog vs Goof - What's the difference?

goog | goof |

As nouns the difference between goog and goof

is that goog is an egg while goof is a mistake or error.

As an abbreviation GOOG

is (NASDAQ Symbol) Google.

As a verb goof is

to make a mistake.

goog

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Australia, slang) An egg.
  • *1985 , (Peter Carey), Illywhacker , Faber & Faber 2003, p. 53:
  • *:I always supposed he was called Goog because the tiny flattened ears did nothing to interrupt the goog -like sweep from crown to jaw.

    • Derived terms

    * as full as a goog

    Anagrams

    *

    References

    *goog'", entry in '''1984 , Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, ''The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English , 2008, page 299. English palindromes ----

    goof

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A mistake or error,
    • I made a goof in that last calculation.
  • # (US, cinematography) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
  • (US) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.
    • Your little brother is a total goof .
  • A child molester.

    • Synonyms

    * (error) blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To make a mistake.
    • It's my fault: I goofed.
  • (US) To engage in mischief.
    • We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from goof) * goof around * goof off * goof-off * goof up * goofball * goofy