gooey and GUIn. a graphical user inter-
face. (A type of computer control system
that uses an orderly layout on the screen
with icons and menus that are controlled
by a computer mouse. Gooey is slang;
GUI is a technical acronym. See also
WIMP.) Some of the older programs that
lack a gooey require a lot less memory to
run. Many new computer users find it
much easier to use a gooey than to type in
commands.
goof[guf] 1. n. a foolish oaf; a goofy per-
son. Sometimes I’m such a goof. I really
messed up. Don’t be a goof. Get with it.
- in. to use heroin or some other addic-
tive drugs without intending to become
addicted; to play around (with heroin).
(Drugs.) Gert spent the first few years
just goofing. She was goofing, and you
know what that leads to. 3. in. to scratch,
nod, and slobber after an injection of
heroin. (Drugs.) She just rocks and
goofs for hours. She has been goofing for
an hour. 4. and goof upin. to make a
blunder. Whoops, I goofed! This
time, you goofed. 5. n. a blunder; an error.
Who made this silly goof? This goof
is yours, not mine.
goof aroundGo to goof off.
goofball 1. and goofern. a stupid person;
a fool. You are such a silly goofball.
Chuck acts like a goofer, but he’s really
with it. 2. n. a barbiturate tablet. (Drugs.)
How many goofballs did you take to get
like this?
goofed (up) 1. mod. messed up; out of or-
der. All my papers are goofed up.
Everything on my desk is goofed. Who’s
been here? 2. mod. confused; distraught.
I’m sort of goofed up today. I think I’m
coming down with something. I was up
too late last night, and now I’m all goofed
up. 3. mod. high on drugs. Bob’s a lit-
tle goofed up after partying too much.
He comes to class goofed up every day.
gooferGo to goofball.
go off half-cockedin. to proceed without
knowing all the facts. I waited because
I didn’t want to go off half-cocked. The
boss went off half-cocked and exploded
into a rage about the mess.
go off the deep endin. to do or experi-
ence something in the extreme: to fall
madly in love, to go crazy, to commit sui-
cide, to fly into a rage, etc. John is com-
pletely in love with Mary and wants to
marry her. I was afraid he would go off the
deep end, and he did. Sally was so de-
pressed that we had to watch her day and
night so she wouldn’t go off the deep end.
I saw what he had done, and I just went
off the deep end. I was in a blind rage and
didn’t know what I was doing.goof off 1. and goof aroundin. to waste
time. Quit goofing off. Get busy. Stop
goofing around. 2. n. a time-waster; a
jerk. (Usually goof-off.) Pete is such
a goof-off! I’m no goof-off, but I am no
scholar either.
goof on someonein. to play a prank on
someone; to involve someone in a de-
ception. Hey, don’t goof on me. I’m your
buddy! The kid goofed on Chuck, and
he thought it was a pretty good joke.goof-proof 1. mod. foolproof; not subject
to misuse. I want a goof-proof scheme.
This scheme is not goof-proof, but it’s
pretty sound. Now, this time I’ve made
it goof-proof. 2. tv. to make something
foolproof; to take action to see that some-
thing cannot be misused. I’ll try to
goof-proof my scheme. See if this can
be goof-proofed by Monday evening.
goof something up and goof up on
somethingtv. to mess something up.
Now don’t goof it up this time. TI hope I
don’t goof up the report again. TI hope I
don’t goof up on the report again.goof upGo to goof.
goof up on somethingGo to goof some-
thing up.goofus[“guf@s] 1. n. a gadget. Where is
that little goofus I use to pry open these
cans? Here’s just the little goofus you’re
looking for. 2. and goopusn. a foolish
oaf. (Also a term of address.) Yo u’r e
just acting like a goofus. Be serious! Hey,
goopus! Come here!goofus