Talk:Goof

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Shouldn't the prison slang be included in this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.11.129.5 (talk) 16:17, August 2, 2006

It's quite common in Canada, especially on the west coast. Though I don't know about the States. -- OlEnglish ^(Talk) 23:38, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I agree, in my mind the Canadian prison slang is an interesting and important one that should be added for obvious reasons... As I understand the term goof is also taboo slang for a sexual pervert / predator, especially in connotation with child molestation. Possibly a good example being (the now deceased) Jimmy Savile. Though I'm not sure if the term sexual pervert is any longer politically correct. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.145.111.182 (talk) 05:28, 10 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

this article is a bit short.. can it be considered a stub?! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.24.175.199 (talk • contribs).

per Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment, I think start is better than stub. There are already some text and some useful pictures. Cate | _Talk 10:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is it not conceivable that Goof is derived from the Disney cartoon character Goofy? DFH 11:00, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=goof says goof about a stupid person is older than Goofy. I cannot rule out that goof about a blunder is influenced by Goofy, but I guess they just have the same origin. PrimeHunter 16:11, 3 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think so because there is no reason to suggest that. Name of the Disney character may come from some English surname or it can be just a good-sounding combination of letters. The etymologies of the word 'Goof' were cited in the article and in the previous comment. Andrew Trevor 06:26, 7 July 2007 (UTC) At the risk of allowing the Disney Corp. encroaching still further into the human psyche, I would guess it is possible that the buck-tooth term for goofy came from Disney, but certainly not the fool connotation in the broad use of the word.[reply]

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