different between ooff vs goff

English

ooff

Alternative form of oof
- 2013, Thomas W. Dawson, The Mystery of the Old Gold Mine (page 208)
  Quickly he turned back, his shoes digging in, churning up the sand as he scurried along the beach. The next thing he knew—ooff—he was flat on the ground, his head slamming against the sandy surface.

goff (uncountable)

(Scotland) Obsolete form of golf. (ball game)
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Compare French goffe (“ill-made, awkward”), Italian goffo, Spanish gofo, German dialect Goff (“a blockhead”).

goff (plural goffs)

(obsolete) A fool; a clown.
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