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Goofing off   /gˈufɪŋ ɔf/   Listen
Goofing off

noun
1.
The evasion of work or duty.  Synonyms: goldbricking, shirking, slacking, soldiering.






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"Goofing off" Quotes from Famous Books



... many days. "You seem to talk just as though a cultural unit were set above, beyond, and spiritually divorced from anything so sordid as money, position, and the human equivalent of the barnyard pecking order," I told him. "So now let's stop goofing off, and put it into simple terms. You want me to join you willingly, to do your job for you, to advance your program. In return for which I shall be permitted to ride in the solid gold cadillac, quaff rare champagne, and select my own office ...
— Highways in Hiding • George Oliver Smith



Words linked to "Goofing off" :   soldiering, evasion, goldbricking, escape, shirking, slacking, dodging



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