"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!"
