goof on

verb

To mildly mock, tease, make fun of; usually implying good-natured fun more than biting sarcasm.

“The students were goofing on the food safety training, pretending to eat off the floor, to shortchange their handwashing, and so on.”

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Meanings

verbgoof on (third-person singular simple present goofs on, present participle goofing on, simple past and past participle goofed on)

present singular third person goofs on · participle present goofing on · participle past goofed on · past goofed on

  1. informaltransitiveTo mildly mock, tease, make fun of; usually implying good-natured fun more than biting sarcasm.

    The students were goofing on the food safety training, pretending to eat off the floor, to shortchange their handwashing, and so on.

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APA

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MLA

“goof on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goof%20on. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goof on,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goof%20on.

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