Word a Day
goof
What does goof mean?
goof (verb): to make a mistake.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce goof?
/ɡuf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does goof come from?
Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from earlier goffe, in which case further etymology is uncertain.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “goof” mean?
to choose; select
Not quite: that's what opt means.
to make a mistake
Right! That's what “goof” means.
mark as different
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to come into view
Not quite: that's what emerge means.
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