1. An idle, lazy person who avoids work
   "The manager fired the goof-off who was always slacking on the job";
   - goldbrick [N. Amer, informal], ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account [N. Amer], good-for-nought

1. Spend time not doing much; fool around
   "The teenagers were goofing off instead of studying";
   - goof [informal]

Derived forms: goofing off, goofed off, goof-offs, goofs off

Type of: bum [N. Amer, informal], deadbeat [informal], do-nothing [informal], idler, layabout [informal], loafer, shirker [informal], slacker [informal]

Encyclopedia: Goof off