goofy
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Haaland has gone viral for his goofy Snapchat stories, unfiltered interviews and candid vlogs.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
One can’t help but let their face spread into a big, goofy smile watching Early and his friends make something they’re so clearly excited by, something they’re proud of.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“At first it does kind of look a little goofy, a little silly,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Launched in an era where machismo meant a goofy wrestler or metal singer with an eight-octave falsetto, the steroidal beskirted barbarian has always been a bit ridiculous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
I hated to see that goofy grin go away, but it had to be done.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
But as the Monsterverse has gone on, the material has gotten goofier, landing us where we are with “Godzilla x Kong.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
“Tim’s version of Buzz is a little goofier and is a little dumber, and so he is the comic relief,” MacLane said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
The goofier “Shazam!,” which cost closer to $100 million to make, opened with $53.5 million in ticket sales and wound up an over-achieving success with $366 million worldwide.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2022
But where Stewart’s comedy on the series tended to be political, Zelensky’s sometimes veered into much goofier territory — more like Jimmy Fallon.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2022
Everything about the show is more confident – the physical comedy is goofier, Devi's dingbat logic is more outlandish, and McEnroe's narration easily flows with the action.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2021
The French have given us Delacroix, Debussy, Claire Denis and Simone de Beauvoir, along with some of the goofiest of goofball comedies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
He apologised for a follow-up track he released promising to "humble" Kendrick, saying it was the "lamest, goofiest" thing he'd recorded and was a "mis-step".
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2024
“You have the goofiest thing next to the highest-skilled thing,” Bailey said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
“It was the goofiest concept in the world, but they said everything straight-faced,” says Brian Le of director-writers The Daniels’ pitch to them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
Then I throw my shoulders back and give the biggest, goofiest grin I can manage without my face hurting too bad.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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