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🇬🇧 Goofball meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

noun
A goofball is a person who acts silly and funny on purpose, just to make others laugh. A goofball might wear socks on their hands, talk in a silly voice, or dance in a ridiculous way. They don’t mean any harm—they just like being playful, goofy, and fun so everyone can giggle.

💬 Example Sentences

Only a goofball laughs so hard at their own joke that they forget to say the punchline.
The class goofball tried to do a magic trick and instead just threw cards everywhere and bowed like it worked.
The teacher laughed when the class goofball asked if homework was an ancient form of torture.
My sister called me a goofball because I wore my T-shirt backwards and said it was “new fashion.”
Only a true goofball wears a swimsuit, goggles, and flippers to take a bath.

📖 Mini Story

A small goofball walked into the kitchen, balancing a cake and grinning like a goofball. The goofball tripped on a toy, spun, and smeared cake on his hat. The children cheered; that goofball started a silly dance, tossing frosting at a cat. Adults laughed. The goofball bowed, covered in cake, and everyone wiped their faces, smiling.

🧑‍🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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