Goofy vs Wacky - What's the difference?
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As a proper noun goofy is a character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh. As an adjective wacky is of a person or their behaviour, zany. As a noun wacky is .
goofy English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)
silly, quirky
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, year=2012
, date=December 29
, author=Paul Doyle
, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
, work=The Guardian
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, passage=Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.}}
Derived terms
* goofily
* goofiness
Etymology 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
Adjective
(-)
(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
Related terms
* (snowboarding) goofy-foot
Antonyms
* (snowboarding) regular
Coordinate terms
* (snowboarding) switch
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wacky English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(er)
Of a person or their behaviour, zany.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 15
, author=Scott Tobias
, title=Film: Reviews: The Dictator
, work=The Onion AV Club
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, page=
, passage=Though the idea of placing wacky made-up characters in a real-life context was carried over from Da Ali G Show—wherein Buzz Aldrin was once asked if he was upset that Michael Jackson got all the credit for inventing the moonwalk—Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat felt like something new, an attempt to square an improvised, guerrilla style of underground comedy with reality-TV stunt shows like Jackass or Fear Factor. }}
Synonyms
* eccentric, zany
Derived terms
* wack
* wacky baccy
* wackyparse, wackyparsing
Etymology 2
Noun
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