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Goofing off
Goofing off is a slang term in the United States for engaging in recreation or an idle pastime while obligations of work or society are neglected. Common obligations neglected in the course of goofing off include schoolwork, paid employment, social courtesies and the expectations of relations. Goofing off at school is considered to be a regular behaviour, which is engaged in by all students at one time or another.
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goof-off
Noun
1. an idle worthless person
(synonym) goldbrick, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, good-for-naught
(hypernym) idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
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goof off
fool around, not work or be serious He has been goofing off all afternoon and has not got any work done.
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goof off
Synonyms and related words:
abandon, bum, bum around, bungler, clock watcher, cut, dallier, dally, dawdle, dawdler, delay, diddler, dillydallier, dillydally, disregarder, do nothing, do-nothing, dodge, dodger, dog it, dolittle, doodler, drag, drone, duck, duck duty, faineant, falter, flag, foot-dragger, gentleman of leisure, get out of, goldbrick, goldbricker, halt, hang around, idle, idler, ignorer, jump, lag, laggard, laze, lazy, leave, leave loose ends, leave undone, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, lie around, lie-abed, linger, lingerer, loaf, loafer, loiter, loiter about, loiterer, loll, loll around, loller, lollop around, lollygag, lotus-eater, lounge, lounge around, lounger, lubber, malinger, malingerer, miss, mooch around, moon, moon around, mope, moper, neglecter, negligent, not pull fair, omit, pass over, pass up, plodder, potterer, pretermit, procrastinate, procrastinator, putterer, shilly-shally, shirk, shirker, sit around, skip, skulk, slack, slacker, sleepyhead, slide out of, slip out of, slouch, slouch around, sloucher, sloven, slow goer, slow-foot, slowbelly, slowpoke, slug, sluggard, slut, snail, sneak out of, soldier, stand around, stick-in-the-mud, tarry, time killer, time waster, tortoise, trail, trifle, trifler, waiter on Providence, waste time, welsh
abandon, bum, bum around, bungler, clock watcher, cut, dallier, dally, dawdle, dawdler, delay, diddler, dillydallier, dillydally, disregarder, do nothing, do-nothing, dodge, dodger, dog it, dolittle, doodler, drag, drone, duck, duck duty, faineant, falter, flag, foot-dragger, gentleman of leisure, get out of, goldbrick, goldbricker, halt, hang around, idle, idler, ignorer, jump, lag, laggard, laze, lazy, leave, leave loose ends, leave undone, let alone, let be, let dangle, let go, lie around, lie-abed, linger, lingerer, loaf, loafer, loiter, loiter about, loiterer, loll, loll around, loller, lollop around, lollygag, lotus-eater, lounge, lounge around, lounger, lubber, malinger, malingerer, miss, mooch around, moon, moon around, mope, moper, neglecter, negligent, not pull fair, omit, pass over, pass up, plodder, potterer, pretermit, procrastinate, procrastinator, putterer, shilly-shally, shirk, shirker, sit around, skip, skulk, slack, slacker, sleepyhead, slide out of, slip out of, slouch, slouch around, sloucher, sloven, slow goer, slow-foot, slowbelly, slowpoke, slug, sluggard, slut, snail, sneak out of, soldier, stand around, stick-in-the-mud, tarry, time killer, time waster, tortoise, trail, trifle, trifler, waiter on Providence, waste time, welsh
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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goof off
phrv. ปล่อยเวลาให้เสียไปโดยเปล่าประโยชน์ (คำไม่เป็นทางการ) (syn. goof around, mess about)
goof-off
n. คนไม่รับผิดชอบต่อหน้าที่
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