(American Slang) be lazy; do nothing (e.g.: "During the school break I am planning to stay home and goof off")
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Goofing off Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
play, fool around, horse around
We were goofing off in the hall before class - joking and stuff.
We were goofing off in the hall before class - joking and stuff.
Noun
1. the evasion of work or duty
(synonym) shirking, slacking, soldiering, goldbricking
(hypernym) evasion, escape, dodging
Goofing off Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Goofing off is a slang term in the United States for engaging in recreation or an idle pastime while obligations of work or society are neglected. Common obligations neglected in the course of goofing off include schoolwork, paid employment, social courtesies and the expectations of relations. Goofing off at school is considered to be a regular behaviour, which is engaged in by all students at one time or another.
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