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goofball

[goof-bawl] / ˈgufˌbɔl /


NOUN
nerd
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But there’s real depth in how the screenplay also shows Archie Madekwe’s charismatic aspiring singer running face-first into the contradictions of building his brand on being an internet goofball.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

By the time the teen got home, she was embracing the spud as a kind of goofball Halloween badge of honor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Adam Sandler's much-loved goofball golfer Happy Gilmore is back on the greens for the first time in nearly three decades, so watch your heads.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

“My apologies,” Alex says, back to his goofball self, before dashing off.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée