Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Silly; ridiculous.
  • adjective Having the right foot forward when riding a board such as a skateboard or snowboard.
  • adverb In a stance in which the right foot is forward.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective foolish and silly, or appearing silly.

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  • adjective silly, quirky
  • adjective snowboarding riding with right foot forward.

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  • noun a cartoon character created by Walt Disney
  • adjective ludicrous, foolish

Etymologies

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goof +‎ -y

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  • Aaah huulk! One of the funniest cartoon sequences I can ever remember seeing is Mickey, Goofy and the whole gang playing a baseball game. If I remember it correctly, Goofy gets a base hit and while running the bases, each somehow sticks to his foot. Meanwhile the ball has become unraveled and the fielder (Donald Duck?) is chasing him with a huge mess of string. It all culminates at home plate, but I was laughing so hard I can't remember whether he was safe or out!

    September 14, 2007

  • Also an adverb, as in "to mouse goofy", which is where a right-handed person mouses with her left hand (but not necessarily switching the buttons, so a left-click is still a left-click).

    August 28, 2008

  • I've also heard goofy-foot for a left-footer.

    August 29, 2008

  • They never met, the singer and the swinger

    She walked in, they walked around each other

    Fighting for the mirror and smiling

    She was awkward

    I was tongue-tied

    She was goofy.

    (Perfection as a hipster, by God Help the Girl)

    January 5, 2010