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Word entry · 4 letters

goof

Best crossword clue

"Silly mistake"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ɡuːf/Part of speech verb, nounSorted fgooStarts with GEnds with F1 cluesCommon crossword word
1G2O3O4F

Definitions

  1. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Word origin

Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from earlier goffe, in which case further etymology is uncertain.

Used in a sentence

  • I made a goof in that last calculation.
  • Your little brother is a total goof.
  • It's my fault. I goofed.

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