goof off

UK
/ɡuːf ɒf/
US
/ɡuf ɔf/

Translations

goof offverb
goofed off
Past Simple
goofed off
Past Participle
goofing off
Gerund
UK
/ɡuːf ɒf/
US
/ɡuf ɔf/
glanderFamilier.
After lunch, the workers started to goof off instead of finishing the job.
Après le déjeuner, les ouvriers ont commencé à glander au lieu de terminer le travail.
Additional translations
bullerFamilier.
Synonyms
mess around
fool around
slack off
waste time

Definitions

goof offverb
To spend time doing nothing productive or avoiding work.
Instead of studying for the exam, he decided to goof off and watch TV all day.