goof (off) Sentence Examples

  1. The students goofed off during the lecture instead of paying attention.
  2. The employees were caught goofing off by their boss and received a warning.
  3. The soccer players goofed off in practice, leading to a poor performance in the game.
  4. The campers refused to follow the instructions and goofed off all weekend.
  5. The teenagers snuck into the movie theater and goofed off throughout the film.
  6. The workers were supposed to be cleaning, but instead they goofed off and played video games.
  7. The couple goofed off and forgot to pay their rent bill on time.
  8. The housekeeper was fired for goofing off and not completing her duties.
  9. The hikers got lost because they goofed off and didn't pay attention to the trail.
  10. The child goofed off and spilled a glass of milk all over the carpet.

goof (off) Meaning

goof (off)

one who evades work or responsibility

FAQs About the word goof (off)

one who evades work or responsibility

lounge, stroll, hang about, rest, hack (around), kick around, hang (around or out), relax, twiddle one's thumbs, loaf

buckle (down), plow, toil, hustle, labor,work, plod, slave, sweat, apply

The students goofed off during the lecture instead of paying attention.

The employees were caught goofing off by their boss and received a warning.

The soccer players goofed off in practice, leading to a poor performance in the game.

The campers refused to follow the instructions and goofed off all weekend.