different between gaffe vs goofy

English

Alternative forms

• gaff

Etymology

From French gaffe (“blunder”). Doublet of gaff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æf/
• Rhymes: -æf

Noun

gaffe (plural gaffes)

1. A foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public.

   Synonyms: blooper, blunder, mistake, error, slip, slip-up; see also Thesaurus:error

Translations

See also

• malapropism
• Freudian slip
• Bushism

French

Etymology

From Old Occitan gaf (“clasp”), from Gothic ???????????????????? (gafah, “clasp”, noun), from ????????- (ga-, intensifier) + ???????????????????? (fahan, “to catch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?af/
• Rhymes: -af

Noun 1

gaffe f (plural gaffes)

1. gaffe, blunder, goof-up (North American), cock-up (British)

Derived terms

• faire gaffe

Descendants

• ? Portuguese: gafe

Noun 2

gaffe f (plural gaffes)

1. (nautical) boathook

Further reading

• “gaffe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

Verb

gaffe

1. inflection of gaffen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative
   3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Italian

Noun

gaffe f

1. plural of gaffa

Noun

gaffe f (invariable)

1. gaffe, blunder, boob

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?fi/
• Rhymes: -u?fi

Etymology 1

goof +? -y

Adjective

goofy (comparative goofier, superlative goofiest)

1. silly, quirky

Derived terms

• goofily
• goofiness

Translations

Etymology 2

From the way the Disney character Goofy was first depicted surfing, with right foot forward.

Adjective

goofy (not comparable)

1. (surfing, snowboarding) Riding with the right foot forward.

Antonyms

• (snowboarding): regular

Coordinate terms

• (snowboarding): switch

Related terms

• (snowboarding): goofy-foot

Translations

Noun

goofy (plural goofies)

1. (surfing, snowboarding) One who rides with the right foot forward.

References