"Goofies" are what you call any group of
people. It can also be used to describe the type of
people in a group. "Goofies" is used the same way rappers use the n-word, except it is not racist and is more playful.
Characteristics of "goofies" include; stupidity, ignorance, lit, haters.
"Goofies" can literally refer to any group of
people, no matter what characteristics they hold.
The popularity of the word "goofies" is traced back to the Buffalo-rapper, Lil Burbi. Lil Burbi adopted the term from Chicagoan drug dealers, who use the word to describe an ignorant or stupid customer. Burbi put his own meaning to the word by using it to refer to any group of
people.
Calhoun: "
Yo, you tryna
go bool with some of the guys from school down at the
basketball courts?"
Burbi: "Nah, them boys is a bunch of goofies."
Calhoun: "Word!"
