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| goose |
(informal) a silly or stupid person. [1/6 definitions] |
| heehaw |
a noisy, silly laugh. [1/3 definitions] |
| inept |
not sensible or reasonable; silly; foolish. [1/3 definitions] |
| light-minded |
lacking seriousness; silly; frivolous. |
| lightsome1 |
not serious; frivolous; silly. [1/3 definitions] |
| loony |
(informal) silly; foolish. [1/3 definitions] |
| make a face |
to adopt an annoyed, repulsed, or intentionally silly and comical expression on one's face. |
| nincompoop |
a foolish or silly person. |
| ninny |
a silly or foolish person. |
| pinhead |
a silly or scatter-brained person. [1/2 definitions] |
| pinheaded |
(informal) lacking good sense; silly; stupid. |
| prattle |
silly, childish babble; chatter. [1/3 definitions] |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. [1/2 definitions] |
| rattlebrain |
a silly, frivolous, overly talkative person. |
| ridiculous |
causing or deserving ridicule; silly, absurd, or preposterous; laughable. |
| serious |
earnest, thoughtful, or determined; not frivolous, silly, or flighty. [1/6 definitions] |
| simper |
to smile in a silly or affected manner. [2/3 definitions] |
| simpleton |
one who is silly, dull-witted, or easily tricked; fool. |
| slaphappy |
silly or foolish in manner or behavior. [1/2 definitions] |
| tee-hee |
to giggle or snicker, usu. in a nervous or silly manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| tomfool |
being, or acting in the manner of, a silly fool; idiotic. [1/2 definitions] |
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