goof on
goof on · goofs on · goofed on · goofing on
To mildly mock, tease, make fun ofTo mildly mock, tease, make fun of; usually implying good-natured fun more than biting sarcasm.
» He goofed on the job and got fired.
Он ступил на работе и был уволен.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To mildly mock, tease, make fun of; usually implying good-natured fun more than biting sarcasm.
The students were goofing on the food safety training, pretending to eat off the floor, to shortchange their handwashing, and so on.
Examples
1 sentencesHe goofed on the job and got fired.
ruОн ступил на работе и был уволен.
Forms
goofs on, goofing on, goofed on, goofed on| Base form | goof on · to goof on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | goofs on |
| Present participle | goofing on |
| Past simple | goofed on |
| Past participle | goofed on |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb