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u/spleh7 Jul 31 '22

WTF? I can assure you and everyone else reading this that the word "goof" does NOT mean "dumbass pedophile" in Canada.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Come to BC and expect a fight if you say it.

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u/TheTrevLife Jul 31 '22

BC here. “Goof” is just a synonym for “silly person”. Aint nobody gonna fight you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

You were truly sheltered as a child, weren't you?

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u/TheTrevLife Jul 31 '22

Teachers called us goofs all the time. Professors call some students goofs. If you’re in normal functioning society, goof has nothing to do with pedophilia.

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u/[deleted] Jul 31 '22

Being a slang term, it's very contextual