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Now goof -off can be a phrasal verb.
Do not goof off. I was goofing off.
But it can also be a noun.
He is a goof -off. When it's a noun, the spelling is g -o -o -f -dash o -f -f, when it's a phrasal verb, it's two words, it's g -o -o -f, goof off, o -f -f, alright?
So, get that pronunciation.
Goof -off, goof off, and the F, we can connect it.
Goof off, don't goof off, who's goofing off?
you're such a goof off what does it mean to goof off well have you ever seen Disney you know Disney now in the Disney characters isn't there a dog whose name is goofy GOO FY and his name is goofy because he's funny and stupid and that's That's the idea of goof off.
To goof off means to do something fun or funny but also stupid, a waste of time.
So, do teachers like it when their students goof off?
Of course not. Teachers always want their students to study hard. Never goof off.
But what about kids?
do kids like to goof off what do kids want to do in the summer especially boys you know 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 year old boys what do they like to do they like to goof off they like to do stupid fun and funny things in the summer that's the idea sure!
I'm sure the girls are the same way and actually many adults are We like the chance to sometimes, just goof off.
Do something stupid, fun, and funny.
Let's check out a dialogue.
Dad, can I go study at the library?
No! Why not? All the other kids are there?
I know! And all you do is goof off.
If you want to study, stay home and study.
That dad is smart. That's right.
So the little boy, he wants to go to the library to study.
He says he wants to study, but dad says no, because dad knows all the kids are at the library, and the kids do not go to the library to study, they go to goof off.
They're doing stupid things.
They're wasting time.
They're not studying.
So from the adult's perspective, wasting time.
Doing stupid things.
From the child's perspective, having fun, relaxing, meeting friends.
So goof off. It's a A funny noun he's a goof off now actually I should tell you When we use it as a noun it's very negative.
He's a goof off He is a goof off which means he never studies he never works He's always doing something stupid never serious so Would you want to marry a goof off?
And probably not would you want to date a goof off?
Maybe. He or she might be fun for a couple of dates, but nothing serious.
Do you want your child to be a goof -off?
Of course not, but do you think children sometimes need the chance to goof -off?
Yeah, of course. Everybody needs a chance to goof -off.
So what about you? Can you tell me the last time you goofed off me?
me? come on.. I never goof off, I'm always serious making these videos and podcast's every day always serious, no time for play that's it!
check out the dialogue two more times and then I'll say goodbye dad can I go study at the library no why not all the other kids are there I know and all you do is goof off, if you wanna study stay home and study.
Dad, can I go study at the library?
No. Why not? All the other kids are there.
I know and all you do is goof off.
If you want to study, stay home and study.
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