goofball

goofball
Synonyms and related words:
Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, amobarbital sodium, analgesic, anodyne, barb, barbiturate, barbiturate pill, black stuff, blue, blue angel, blue devil, blue heaven, blue velvet, butterfingers, calmative, chloral hydrate, clumsy, codeine, codeine cough syrup, depressant, depressor, dolly, downer, dub, duffer, foozler, foul-up, fumble-fist, goof, goofer, hard stuff, heroin, hick, hop, horse, hypnotic, junk, knockout drops, laudanum, liquor, lotus, lummox, lump, meperidine, methadone, morphia, morphine, muff, muffer, narcotic, opiate, opium, pacifier, pain killer, paregoric, pen yan, phenobarbital, phenobarbital sodium, purple heart, quietener, rainbow, red, rube, scag, secobarbital sodium, sedative, shit, sleep-inducer, sleeper, sleeping draught, sleeping pill, slob, smack, sodium thiopental, somnifacient, soother, soothing syrup, soporific, stumblebum, stumblebunny, tar, tranquilizer, turps, white stuff, yellow, yellow jacket

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • goofball — narcotic, 1938, from GOOF (Cf. goof) + BALL (Cf. ball) (1); as an intensive of goof (n.), it dates from 1959 …   Etymology dictionary

  • goofball — ☆ goofball [go͞of′bôl΄ ] n. [ GOOF + BALL1] Slang 1. a pill containing a barbiturate or, sometimes, a stimulant drug, tranquilizer, etc., esp. when used nonmedicinally: also goof ball 2. GOOF (n. 1) adj. GOOFY …   English World dictionary

  • goofball — 1. noun a) A foolish or silly person. If that goofball would put half the effort into her studies as she does into her juggling, she might do very well. b) A pill or tablet containing a pharmaceutical which has hypnotic …   Wiktionary

  • goofball — UK [ˈɡuːfˌbɔːl] / US [ˈɡufˌbɔl] noun [countable] Word forms goofball : singular goofball plural goofballs mainly American informal a silly or stupid person …   English dictionary

  • goofball — n. foolish or silly person who wastes time. You re such a goofball. You ll never amount to anything …   English slang

  • goofball — noun Date: 1950 1. slang a barbiturate sleeping pill 2. a goofy person …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • goofball — /goohf bawl /, n. Slang. 1. an extremely incompetent, eccentric, or silly person. 2. a pill containing a barbiturate or a tranquilizing drug. [1935 40; GOOF + BALL1] * * * …   Universalium

  • goofball — goof|ball [ˈgu:fbo:l US bo:l] n AmE someone who is silly or stupid …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • goofball — goof|ball [ guf,bɔl ] noun count INFORMAL a silly or stupid person …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • goofball — n American 1. a slow witted and/or clumsy person. A mildly derogatory term derived from goof and goofy. 2. an illicit drug, typically a tranquilliser or barbiturate which renders the user slow or inert …   Contemporary slang

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