Definition of GOOFBALL

goofball

Plural: goofballs

Noun

  • A foolish or silly person; also, a sleeping pill.
  • a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
  • a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior
  • A foolish or silly person or animal.
  • A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic or intoxicating effects, especially a barbiturate.

Adj

  • Silly.

Examples

  • After playing a nonsensical word, he felt like a total GOOFBALL.
  • He announced, with his usual goofball humor, that he'd like to marry me!
  • If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well.

Origin / Etymology

From goof + ball.

Synonyms

bozo, buffoon, clown, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goose, jackass, merry andrew, twat, zany

Scrabble Score: 14

goofball: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
goofball: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goofball: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

goofball: valid Words With Friends Word