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goofball

[goof-bawl] / ˈgufˌbɔl /


NOUN
nerd
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“She really is just a goofball that happens to be a complete badass,” says Beverley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Schoenberg comes across as either self-knowing prophet or goofball.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

Thankfully, the story arc is designed so that chaos keeps barging in, most delightfully in the form of a scene stealer named ParTeb, a goofball from Tunisia who presents as a saucy green alien.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

Another cousin of Tenedorio's, Zach Colgan, remembers him as a "goofball" who was quick to make a joke, cared deeply about animals and was an avid storyteller.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2025

There was a silence, during which I struggled for language to adequately express what I thought of this goofball advice.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt