noun
an idle worthless person
• Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑ne'er-do-well, ↑good-for-nothing, ↑no-account, ↑good-for-naught
• 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.
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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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a person who avoids work or responsibility
Useful english dictionary. 2012.