goof-off
[
goof
-awf, -of]
/ˈgufˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
noun
,
Slang.
1.
a person who habitually shirks work or responsibility; idler.
Origin
1950-55;
noun use of verb phrase
goof off
Examples from the web for
goof-off
It's not being a
goof-off
, or refusing to take something seriously.
Of course, everyone knows it's true, but no place wants to be seen as the place to
goof-off
.
Slang definitions & phrases for
goof-off
goof-off
noun
A person who regularly or chronically avoids work;
fuck-off
: getting kicked out of seminary as a goof-off
A period of relaxation; respite
: A little goof-off will do you good
(WWII armed forces)