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Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of goofy (“a snowboarder or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward”).
Origin
From goofy (“riding on a snowboard or surfboard with one’s right foot forward”, adjective) + foot (noun), referring to the way Goofy, a Walt Disney character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, was depicted surfing in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).
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goofy-foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goofy-foot
“goofy-foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goofy-foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goofy-foot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goofy-foot.
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