Goofy vs Wierd - What's the difference?
goofy | wierd |
silly, quirky
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=December 29
, author=Paul Doyle
, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
, work=The Guardian
(snowboarding) riding with right foot forward.
* 1929 December, , Volume 19, Number 12, Boy Scouts of America,
* 2002 , Edward F. Little, A Future Metaphysics (page 72)
* 2005 , John K. Gilbert, Constructing worlds through science education (page 63)
As a proper noun goofy
is a character: a slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.As an adjective wierd is
.goofy
English
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
Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* (snowboarding) regularCoordinate terms
* (snowboarding) switchReferences
wierd
English
Adjective
(head)page 61:
- The effect is very wierd and startling, especially when viewed after dark.
- With all of these things you can do some pretty wierd things to your original triangle.
- The components of imagined worlds, no matter how wierd and unfamiliar these may be, are often based on familiar components...