different between gnof vs goof

Middle English

Etymology

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Noun

gnof (plural gnofs)

1. churl; curmudgeon
   • 1380s-1390s, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Miller's Tale,

     Whilom ther was dwellynge at Oxenford / A riche gnof, that gestes heeld to bord.

English

Etymology

Perhaps from dialectal English goff (“foolish clown”), from earlier goffe, in which case further etymology is uncertain.

Perhaps from Middle English goffen (“to speak in a frivolous manner”), possibly from Old English gaf, ?egaf (“base; wanton; lewd”, adj), ?egaf (“buffoonery; scurrility”, noun), gaffetung, golfettung (“buffoonery; mockery”). Compare English dialectal gauffin (“lightheaded; foolish; giddy”), Scots gaff, gawf (“to talk loudly; babble”), Scots gaffaw (“a loud laugh”).

Alternatively, perhaps from Middle French goffe (“awkward; stupid”). Compare also Spanish gofo, Italian goffo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u?f/
• Rhymes: -u?f

Noun

goof (plural goofs)

1. (US, informal) A mistake or error.

   I made a goof in that last calculation.

   1. (US, cinematography, informal) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
2. (US, informal) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.

   Your little brother is a total goof.

3. (Canada, prison slang) A child molester.

Synonyms

• (error): blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko
• See also Thesaurus:error

Translations

Verb

goof (third-person singular simple present goofs, present participle goofing, simple past and past participle goofed)

1. (US) To make a mistake.

   It's my fault. I goofed.

2. (US) To engage in mischief.

   We were just goofing by painting the neighbor's cat green.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:make a mistake

Translations

Derived terms

Anagrams

• Fogo