goof-off

goof-off
noun
an idle worthless person
Derivationally related forms: ↑good-for-naught (for: ↑good-for-naught), ↑good-for-nothing (for: ↑good-for-nothing)
Hypernyms: ↑idler, ↑loafer, ↑do-nothing, ↑layabout, ↑bum

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ noun (-s)
Etymology: goof off, verb
: one who evades work or responsibility

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/goohf"awf', -of'/, n. Slang.
a person who habitually shirks work or responsibility; idler.
[1950-55; n. use of v. phrase goof off]

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goof-off «GOOF F, -OF», noun.
Slang. an idler: »

All the other kids knew that he was a lazy goof-off, and he never had a chance (New Yorker).

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n. informal a person who is habitually lazy or does less than their fair share of work

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/ˈguːfˌɑːf/ noun, pl -offs [count]
chiefly US informal : a person who avoids work or responsibility : someone who goofs off a lot

goof-offs who never do any work

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ˈgoof-off [goof-off] noun (NAmE, slang)
a person who avoids work or responsibility

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  • goof-off — n. A person who habitually shirks his duties or avoids work; an idle worthless person. [Informal] Syn: goldbrick, ne er do well, good for nothing, good for naught. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • goof off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms goof off : present tense I/you/we/they goof off he/she/it goofs off present participle goofing off past tense goofed off past participle goofed off American informal to waste time when you should be working …   English dictionary

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