goofy

goofy
goofy 1921, from GOOF (Cf. goof) + -Y (Cf. -y) (2). The Disney character of that name began life c.1929 as Dippy Dawg.

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  • Goofy — (adj. engl. für „albern“, „doof“) wurde von Art Babbitt (Arthur Harold Babitsky, 1907–1992) erdacht und ist der treue Freund von Micky Maus. Die Comic Figur gehört, wie auch Donald Duck, mit zu den ersten Disneyfiguren. Ursprünglich hieß er Dippy …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Goofy — Personaje de The Walt Disney Company Goofy Creador(es) Art Babbitt …   Wikipedia Español

  • goofy — adj. foolish and silly, or appearing silly; as, he wore a goofy hat. Syn: cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(prenominal), sappy, silly, wacky, zany, unreasonable. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Goofy — también llamado Tribilín es un personaje de ficción creado por Walt Disney. Es un perro de características antropomórficas y es uno de los mejores amigos de Mickey Mouse. Su primera aparición fue el 25 de mayo de 1932 en Mickey Revue. Este corto… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Goofy — Goofy(englausgesprochen)m 1.kleinerJunge(Kosewort).SoheißtinWaltDisneysZeichentrick WeltderHundalstölpelhafter,gutmütigerundhilfsbereiterKameradvon»Micky«undseinenFreunden.1960ff. 2.Klassenbester.Iron.Schül1960ff. 3.einfältigerSoldat.Offiziersspr …   Wörterbuch der deutschen Umgangssprache

  • goofy — [adj] silly crazy, daffy*, dippy*, ditzy*, dopey, dotty, empty headed*, flaky*, foolish, idiotic, kooky*, nutty*, screwy, stupid, wacky*, weird; concepts 401,403,542 …   New thesaurus

  • goofy — ► ADJECTIVE (goofier, goofiest) informal 1) chiefly N. Amer. foolish; harmlessly eccentric. 2) having protruding or crooked front teeth. DERIVATIVES goofily adverb goofiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • goofy — [go͞of′ē] adj. goofier, goofiest Informal like or characteristic of a goof; stupid and silly goofily adv. goofiness n …   English World dictionary

  • Goofy — For the UNIX messaging program, see Goofey. Goofy First appearance Mickey s Revue (1932) Created by Art Babbitt …   Wikipedia

  • goofy — [“gufi] 1. mod. silly. □ Stop acting so goofy! What will the neighbors say? □ You are really a goofy chick. 2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. □ Wow, is she goofy! □ Th …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

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