goof off
(US, dated, slang, intransitive) To fall asleep or pass out on drugs.
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Just work, NEET! Don't goof off! Show up on those who look down on ya someday!
Haven’t had much opportunity to game lately too. But I’m off this weekend so I’ll be sinking in some major hours into ff15. Going to goof off, explore the open world, grind, drive around and just have fun. I want to…
Not major games, but the only reason my PS3 isn't in storage is because I sometimes like to play Tokyo Jungle or goof off with LocoRoco Cocoreccho.
We have zero desire to have our part innrponoting and endorsing the game but that would be inevitable of watching us clear story and goof off in sidequest and dailies
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(US, dated, slang, intransitive) To fall asleep or pass out on drugs.
He sat there goofing off all day instead of working.
“Just work, NEET! Don't goof off! Show up on those who look down on ya someday!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Haven’t had much opportunity to game lately too. But I’m off this weekend so I’ll be sinking in some major hours into ff15. Going to goof off, explore the open world, grind, drive around and just have fun. I want to play way more of this one.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Not major games, but the only reason my PS3 isn't in storage is because I sometimes like to play Tokyo Jungle or goof off with LocoRoco Cocoreccho.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“We have zero desire to have our part innrponoting and endorsing the game but that would be inevitable of watching us clear story and goof off in sidequest and dailies”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, Australia, slang, intransitive) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity.
He sat there goofing off all day instead of working.
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(US, dated, slang, transitive) To make a mistake.
He goofed off this whole project.
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