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goof off

[goof-awf, -of] / ˈgufˌɔf, -ˌɒf /




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“I left Paris thinking I’m going to goof off now,” Conlon explained, having for seven of his nine Paris years retained his positions in Cologne, shuttling between two exceptionally demanding jobs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Seeing people laugh or goof off just made her sad.

From Seattle Times Jan. 31, 2024

For me, I felt like I needed to schedule time to goof off.

From Salon May 4, 2023

He was less reserved, more eager to goof off with his new friends.

From New York Times Feb. 25, 2023

I have been to Alaska some twenty times during the past twenty years—to climb mountains, to work as a carpenter and a commercial salmon fisherman and a journalist, to goof off, to poke around.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer




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