Goofyname

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  A cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company: a tall, slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.

  • You’d watch him tip a plate of spaghetti towards the floor, tipping it and tipping it, and you’d think — “Surely he’s going to tip it back the other way soon.” But no. It’d slide off and hit the carpet and his shoes. Plop. His eyes would go wide, and then after a pause, he’d chuckle just like Goofy.
  • “Fine.” She looked me in the eyes. “I’m a natural disaster. I am the opposite of graceful and I can’t even point to a stop sign without stumbling. The reason I kept failing is because I’m clumsier than Goofy.”

goofyadj詞源 1/ˈɡuːfi/

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  informalQuirky or silly, often in a humorous manner; daft.

  • He was lying back in an arm-chair with his mouth open and a sort of goofy expression in his eyes, while a grey-bearded cove in the middle distance watched him with so much dislike that I concluded that Bingo had pinched his favourite seat.
  • You've got a goofy but an inspired face. Understanding just washes over it.

goofynoun詞源 1/ˈɡuːfi/

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  informalSynonym of goof (“a foolish and/or silly person”).

  • It was eleven when we reached the mines, on our last drop of gas. High altitude. […] "Now, don't be one of those goofies who think they must be sick, just because they are a few feet up in the air."
  • Why didn't you tell me, you goofies?
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  historicalinformalA button (“clothing fastener”) in the shape of a person, object, etc., often collected as a hobby.

  • No. 2 is a present-day Umbrella, of Modern Plastic. Like most "Goofies," it is found in many colors and color combinations.
  • Goofies are novelty buttons. They represent in miniature a person, animal, bird, flower or any object or living thing you can think of. A goofy must show something that you can easily recognize at sight – a horse's head, a hammer, a daisy, a goldfish, etc. […] Goofy collectors also trade with each other for buttons needed to complete a set, in much the same way as stamp collectors trade for particular stamps.

goofyadj詞源 2/ˈɡuːfi/

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  informalOf a person: having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth; buck-toothed.

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  informalhobbieslifestyleskateboardingRiding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard with one's right foot forward.

  • Coordinate term: switch
  • [P]ut a skateboard, minus its trucks and wheels, on a carpet and then step back and jump on the board. If you left foot lands at the front, you'll be more comfortable riding regular. But if your right foot lands at the front, goofy is the way to go!

goofyadv詞源 2/ˈɡuːfi/

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  informalhobbieslifestyleskateboardingOf riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard: with one's right foot forward.

  • [page 152] Like skateboarders and surfers, riders stand on the board with both feet perpendicular to the board or at an angle across it. […] Riding with the left foot forward is the more common way; the right foot forward stance is called riding goofy. […] [page 155] Before you begin to snowboard, you need to determine whether you ride regular or goofy.

goofynoun詞源 2/ˈɡuːfi/

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  informalhobbieslifestyleskateboardingA skateboarder, snowboarder, or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward; a goofy-foot.

  • The binding still fits the swivel kit, which is ideal for a rental program where the bindings have to be switched in a jiffy to accommodate goofies and regulars.
  • If you're spinning frontside, you're turning the same way you would for a heelside turn (counterclockwise for regulars, clockwise for goofies). Spinning backside or blindside means you're turning the same way you would for a toeside turn (clockwise for regulars and counterclockwise for goofies).