as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
it's not appropriate to be goofy at a funeral
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Recent Examples of goofy
Drew Barrymore and the crew from The Talk also opted for goofy than spooky, with the Scream alum dressing up as the Queen of Halloween as The Talk hosts paid homage to some pop culture icons.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The goofy comedy of it all can’t help but charm Rui into joining Totsuko’s budding supergroup.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
TikTok users have quickly put their own spin on the scene, with some opting to act as Kirk and show off goofy dance moves of their own.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
However, the Venom trilogy is profitable and well-liked as goofy fun for comic fans, even if critics don’t like it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The goofy comedy of it all can’t help but charm Rui into joining Totsuko’s budding supergroup.
—Kambole Campbell, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
TikTok users have quickly put their own spin on the scene, with some opting to act as Kirk and show off goofy dance moves of their own.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024
However, the Venom trilogy is profitable and well-liked as goofy fun for comic fans, even if critics don’t like it.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
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In this show, everyone has their distinct personalities — Reneé as Leighton is sassy and dry and Pauline as Kimberly is sweet and a little silly, for example.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Here was this band of rebellious and silly kids in bright clothes rapping their asses off.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
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The roar from the terraces when Kohli enters the crease, like Tendulkar before him, is deafening and generates the same giddy reactions anywhere in the world.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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In his early writeups, Killian adopts, or perhaps apes, a tone of giddy consumerism.Oscar Schwartz, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2016, more than 80 percent of Taiwanese people believed that resistance in a potential conflict with China would be futile; by 2022, the proportion of the population expressing this view had nearly halved to 43 percent.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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After making a futile effort to revive Asahi with chest compressions, Masa orders No. 17 to sleep and then to wake again.Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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