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goof off

[goof-awf, -of] / ˈgufˌɔf, -ˌɒf /
VERB
avoid work
Synonyms
WEAK
bum around coast diddle dog it doodle drag one's feet featherbed fiddle around fluff off fool around hang around hang out horse around lollygag mess around monkey around putz around screw off shirk slack take it easy
NOUN
inactive person
Synonyms
STRONG
couch potato do-nothing fainéant layabout lazybones loafer malingerer quitter shirker slacker

Example Sentences

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Beetle’s cast includes the title character, a lanky goof-off whose eyes are always covered by the visor of his hat or helmet; his rotund nemesis, Sgt.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2018

Casey, a struggling Elvis impersonator at a dive called Cleo’s in the Florida Panhandle, is a handsome, sweet-natured goof-off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2017

Probably not as articulate and maybe more of a goof-off.

From US News • Jan. 8, 2016

Phil is the inscrutable sage; Willie, the son who runs the duck call company, is the brainy buffoon; Jase, another son, is the droll goof-off; Korie, Willie’s wife, is the levelheaded one; and so on.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2013

Not a slacker goof-off, but a good goof-off.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher