What is "goofus"

Usage examples of "goofus".

It was doglike at first, which elicited another woof from Goofus, but then it became less feral and, while not exactly human, began to sound like something that could form words, though none came.

The chess pieces were big enough for Goofus to get a good but delicate grip on them with his teeth.

The Goofus had the same broad features, the same coloring as the rest of the family.

The Goofus spazzed at just the wrong instant and lurched forward, putting his knee through the mailer carton.

You know, like a goofus bird, hair on a fish, or an honest politician.

A boy with none of the glaring faults of a lout like Goofus, a boy with none of the bogus suburban qualities of Gallant.

A boy who would have burst into laughter at the absurdity of Goofus and Gallant, even though he was a boy who rarely burst into laughter.