goof-off

[goof-awf, -of]

goof-off

[goof-awf, -of]
noun Slang.
a person who habitually shirks work or responsibility; idler.

Origin:
1950–55; noun use of verb phrase goof off
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goof-off

noun
an idle worthless person [syn: goldbrick
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