"goof off" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˌɡuːf ˈɒf/ [UK], /ˌɡuf ˈɔf/ [US] (note: without cot-caught merger), /ˌɡuf ˈɑf/ [US, cot-caught-merger] Audio: en-us-goof off.ogg [US], en-au-goof off.ogg [Australia] Forms: goofs off [present, singular, third-person], goofing off [participle, present], goofed off [participle, past], goofed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} goof off (third-person singular simple present goofs off, present participle goofing off, simple past and past participle goofed off)
  1. (US, Australia, slang) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity. Tags: Australia, US, slang Translations (engage in idle activity): ῥαθυμέω (rhathuméō) (Ancient Greek), ᎡᏙᎵᏙᎭ (edolidoha) (Cherokee), 自娛自樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 自娱自乐 (zìyúzìlè) (Chinese Mandarin), niets doen (Dutch), luilakken (Dutch), lorvailla (Finnish), bassoter (French), morgar (Portuguese), би́ть баклу́ши (bítʹ baklúši) (Russian), валя́ть дурака́ (valjátʹ duraká) (Russian), сачкова́ть (sačkovátʹ) (Russian), holgazanear (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "自娛自樂"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "自娱自乐"
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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "niets doen"
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      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "luilakken"
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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "lorvailla"
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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "bassoter"
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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "ῥαθυμέω"
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "morgar"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "bítʹ baklúši",
      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "би́ть баклу́ши"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "valjátʹ duraká",
      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "валя́ть дурака́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sačkovátʹ",
      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "сачкова́ть"
    },
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      "sense": "engage in idle activity",
      "word": "holgazanear"
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