Browsing page 1 of new words for November 4, 1997

noun

• a funny or silly person. Also goof-ball.

                                               
  
  Citation from "Weekends At Mort's", Bob's Burgers (TV), Season 1 Episode 11 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a joker, comic, funny person.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Anonymous from Mississauga, ON, Canada on Nov 04 1997.

• a mistake.

  That was actually a pretty serious goof. It might cost you your job.

  • See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• a child molester. Prison and jail slang.

  Yo, that bird is a goof.

  Last edited on Jan 18 2012. Submitted by Mr Anonymous from Sarnia, ON, Canada on Jan 18 2012.

other

• G.o.o.f. is an acrinume meaning Good Only On Fridays and that in jail means that very simply you were on welfare. As Friday was the only day welfare recipients got tobacco. And tobacco was currency in jail to buy such things as drugs. Not to mention that when it was first used welfare was not something you happy to be on (it was shuned on and one did what they could to get off of it).

  Last edited on Jan 31 2015. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 31 2015.

verb - intransitive

• to make a mistake.

  I goofed.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to make a mistake, be incorrect, err.

  Last edited on Jul 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• Faster than fast. It is its own sentence.

  Quicktimes!

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Stephany Q. from Mississauga, ON, Canada on Nov 04 1997.

verb

• to strongly defeat during a competitive activity. Etymology: someone that was "schooled" has been "taken to school." That is, taught how to do something. And then they are badly beaten in the process.

  Man, we schooled that team!

  I got schooled playing tennis today.

  • See more words with the same meaning: to win, defeat.

  Last edited on Jun 12 2013. Submitted by Mike K. from Temple City, CA, USA on Nov 04 1997.

verb - transitive

• to be shown up badly during a competitive activity that requires some skill (tennis, darts, shooting pool, football, etc.) You have been "taken to school." You were taught how to do it, and got beaten badly in the process.

  I got schooled playing tennis today.

  Last edited on Jun 12 2013. Submitted by Mike K. from Temple City, CA, USA on Nov 04 1997.

• to tell a person about; to try and teach or educate a person about.

  Don't try to school me on music - I know all about it.

  Does he know I'm studying to be a mathematician? He was trying to school me on math yesterday.

  Last edited on May 11 2013. Submitted by Amanda F. from Dayton, OH, USA on Dec 30 1999.

• to win at something by a large margin.

  Man, I really schooled your ass in paintball yesterday!

  Last edited on Jun 12 2013. Submitted by Derrick P. from Edmonton, AB, Canada on Dec 16 2001.

• to defeat someone by a large margin.

  I schooled you, man!

  Last edited on Jun 12 2013. Submitted by Gordon M. from Vashon, WA, USA on Feb 24 2003.

verb

• masturbate.

  The girl yanked my rod last night.

  Last edited on May 17 2011. Submitted by Steve A. from Queens, NY, USA on Nov 04 1997.