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goof off
verb as in avoid work
noun as in inactive person
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It’s a cozy goof-off show, where characters make jokes for one another’s benefit, not the audience’s.
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The entire point of casual contests at work is camaraderie and goof-off time.
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An adult goof-off goes back to elementary school in order to run his father’s company.
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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.
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He’s smart, but he acts like a goof-off.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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