goofy
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈɡuːfi/ / /ˈɡufi/
adj
Etymology: From Goofy, the name of a Walt Disney cartoon character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, from goofy (adjective): see etymology 1. Etymology 2, adjective sense 1 (“having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth”) refers the character’s buckteeth, while etymology 2, adjective sense 2 (“riding with one’s right foot forward”) and the corresponding adverb and noun senses refer to the character being depicted surfing in that manner in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).
- Of a person: having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth; buck-toothed.
- Riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard with one's right foot forward.
“Coordinate term: switch”
“[P]ut a skateboard, minus its trucks and wheels, on a carpet and then step back and jump on the board. If you left foot lands at the front, you'll be more comfortable riding regular. But if your right foot lands at the front, goofy is the way to go!”
adv
Etymology: From Goofy, the name of a Walt Disney cartoon character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, from goofy (adjective): see etymology 1. Etymology 2, adjective sense 1 (“having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth”) refers the character’s buckteeth, while etymology 2, adjective sense 2 (“riding with one’s right foot forward”) and the corresponding adverb and noun senses refer to the character being depicted surfing in that manner in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).
- Of riding on a skateboard, snowboard, or surfboard: with one's right foot forward.
“[page 152] Like skateboarders and surfers, riders stand on the board with both feet perpendicular to the board or at an angle across it. […] Riding with the left foot forward is the more common way; the right foot forward stance is called riding goofy. […] [page 155] Before you begin to snowboard, you need to determine whether you ride regular or goofy.”
name
Etymology: From goofy.
- A cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company: a tall, slow-witted anthropomorphic dog with a goofy laugh.
“You’d watch him tip a plate of spaghetti towards the floor, tipping it and tipping it, and you’d think — “Surely he’s going to tip it back the other way soon.” But no. It’d slide off and hit the carpet and his shoes. Plop. His eyes would go wide, and then after a pause, he’d chuckle just like Goofy.”
““Fine.” She looked me in the eyes. “I’m a natural disaster. I am the opposite of graceful and I can’t even point to a stop sign without stumbling. The reason I kept failing is because I’m clumsier than Goofy.””
noun
Etymology: From Goofy, the name of a Walt Disney cartoon character in the form of an anthropomorphic dog, from goofy (adjective): see etymology 1. Etymology 2, adjective sense 1 (“having crooked, especially protruding, front teeth”) refers the character’s buckteeth, while etymology 2, adjective sense 2 (“riding with one’s right foot forward”) and the corresponding adverb and noun senses refer to the character being depicted surfing in that manner in the cartoon Hawaiian Holiday (1937).
- A skateboarder, snowboarder, or surfer who rides their board with the right foot forward; a goofy-foot.
“The binding still fits the swivel kit, which is ideal for a rental program where the bindings have to be switched in a jiffy to accommodate goofies and regulars.”
“If you're spinning frontside, you're turning the same way you would for a heelside turn (counterclockwise for regulars, clockwise for goofies). Spinning backside or blindside means you're turning the same way you would for a toeside turn (clockwise for regulars and counterclockwise for goofies).”