goofier; goofiest
: being ridiculous or mildly ludicrous : silly
a goofy sense of humor
that hat looks goofy
A big lanky loose-jointed kid with long wavy blond hair and a goofy grin …—
Garrison Keillor
Garrison KeillorExamples of goofy in a Sentence
She was making goofy faces at us.
goofy charm
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Plus, he’s got a natural and serious relationship to rap that makes even his goofiest songs really earnest.
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At one point, his girlfriend (played by Heidi Gardner) coaches him into posing using increasingly goofy directions, and Gillis delivers.
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Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
At one point, his girlfriend (played by Heidi Gardner) coaches him into posing using increasingly goofy directions, and Gillis delivers.
—Rima Parikh, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Joanna also added photos of Chip making more goofy faces, like one with one eye open and the other shut completely.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
There’s a lot of goofy dancing to songs on the radio.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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