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goof off

to waste time. John is always goofing off. Quit goofing off and get to work!

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goof off

to avoid work She spent most of the school day goofing off with her friends.

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goof off

v.

To waste time, especially by acting foolishly or frivolously: The students spent their free time goofing off instead of working on the project.

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goof off

1. and goof around in. to waste time. You guys are goofing off again! Get busy. Stop goofing around.

2. n. a time-waster; a jerk. (Usually goof-off.) I’m no goof-off, but I am no scholar either.

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