goofy[“gufi] 1. mod. silly. Stop acting so
goofy! What will the neighbors say? Yo u
are really a goofy chick. 2. mod. alcohol
intoxicated. Wow, is she goofy! They
went out and got themselves good and
goofy.
googawGo to geegaw.
googly-eyedGo to goggle-eyed.
goo-goo eyes[“gugu “aIz] n. flirtatious
eyes. (Often with make.) Mary was
making goo-goo eyes at Sam. Who’s the
chick over there with the goo-goo eyes?
gook[guk or gUk] 1. n. a slimy substance;
a sediment or residue. There was a lot
of gook in my crankcase. To o m u c h o f
that gook will ruin your engine. 2. n. a
foolish oaf. Wow, Chuck is turning into
a real gook! Don’t be such a gook, you
twit! 3. n. a tramp. Some old gook was
asking for a handout. Give the gook
some food and wish him well. 4. n. a pros-
titute. Some old gook was standing
around with too much leg on view.
There are a lot of gooks around here in the
center of town. 5. n. a derogatory nick-
name for various East Asians. (Crude.)
Nobody wanted to go to war against the
gooks. Let the gooks fight it out amongst
themselves.
goombah[“gumba] n. a buddy; a trusted
friend. (Also a term of address. Ulti-
mately from Italian.) Hey, goombah!
How goes it? He’s my goombah. I can
trust him.
goomerGo to gomer.
Go on!exclam. I don’t believe you!; I deny
it! Go on! You don’t really know what
you are talking about! Go on! You
weren’t even there.
goon[gun] 1. n. a stupid person; a fool.
Oh, Wally, you’re such a goon sometimes.
Todd is a silly goon, but he’s a lot of fun
at parties. 2. n. a hooligan; a thug or
bodyguard. (Underworld.) Sam is one
of Mr. Big’s goons. Call off your goons!
go on (and on) about someone or
somethingin. to rave about someone or
something endlessly. He just went on
and on about the trouble he was having
with the post office. Why do you have to
go on about your sister so?
gooned[gund] mod. drunk. Wayne came
home gooned, and his dad went loco and
grounded him. His date was gooned by
ten, and he had to take her home.
gooner[“gun#] n. a term for an Asian. (De-
rogatory. Military.) These gooners sure
can cook. See if one of the gooners will
show you how to do it.
goon-platoonn. a platoon of misfits; a
platoon that is noted for its errors. (Mil-
itary.) Well, the goon-platoon’s done it
again! Which side is the goon-platoon
on?
goon squad 1. n. an organized group of
thugs; a gang of toughs. (Underworld.)
Sam and his goon squad are lurking about.
The goon squad Mr. Big sent around
scared the devil out of Bart. 2. n. the po-
lice. Here comes the goon squad. Watch
out! My old buddy on the goon squad
tells me there’ll be some action over on
Maple Street tonight.
goop and goup[gup] n. slop; gunk;bad
food. I refuse to eat this goop. Yo u g e t
used to this goup after a while.
goophead[“guphEd] n. an inflamed pim-
ple. (Patterned on blackhead.) Ye gods!
I’m covered with goopheads. Yo u o u g h t
to see the goophead on your nose.
goopusGo to goofus.
goopy[“gupi] mod. gummy; syrupy. I just
love goopy desserts. This is not goopy
enough. There is some goopy stuff com-
ing out of the car’s engine.
goose 1. n. a silly oaf; an oaf. Oh, I’m
such a silly goose! What a goose you are!- tv. to (attempt to) poke something,
such as a finger, in someone’s anus.
Freddy tried to goose me! Don’t goose
me! 3. n. an attempt to goose someone.
(As in sense 2.) Harry is a master of the
rude goose. He tried to give me a goose. - tv. to rev up an engine; to press down
hard on the accelerator of a car. Why
don’t you goose the thing and see how fast
it’ll go? Don’t goose it too much. 5. n.
an act of suddenly pressing down the ac-
goofy