goofing

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/ˈɡuːfɪŋ/

noun

The making of mistakes or blunders.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of goof
noungoofing (countable and uncountable, plural goofings)

plural goofings

  1. countableuncountableThe making of mistakes or blunders.

    Teach them some of the general principles of RET and its views on self-acceptance and show them how to accept all people, including themselves, with their failings and their goofings.

    1978, Albert Ellis, Eliot Abrahms, Brief Psychotherapy in Medical and Health Practice, page 92

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with goofing

proofingspoofing
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Cite this entry
APA

goofing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goofing

MLA

“goofing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goofing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goofing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goofing.

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