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goober
[goo-ber]
noun
South Midland and Southern U.S.
the peanut.
goober
/ ˈɡːə /
noun
another name for peanut
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of goober1
First recorded in 1825–35; of Bantu origin; compare Kongo, Kimbundu nguba ‼Գܳ”
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of goober1
C19: of African (Angolan) origin; related to Kongo nguba
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The roughly hewn goober had been strapped to the back of a logging truck, hauled across the country and parked near the White House.
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Stokes was the beneficiary of perhaps the worst drop of the lot, a complete goober by opposite number Tom Latham at short cover when the England skipper had 30.
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It comes off as goober posturing, not worthy of the sixth-most populous county in the nation.
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A serpent-tongued viper might call these true believers goobers, rubes, suckers, and dupes, but what good would it do?
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This time, the giant goober is made of sheet metal, not fiberglass.
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What doesgoober mean?
Goober is an informal name for a peanut.The peanut is sometimes also called the goober pea. Goober is also used as a slang term for an unsophisticated, goofy person, especially one from a rural area, somewhat similar to the term bumpkin.Goober is primarily used in the Southern and Midland United States.Example: I can’t wait to get some boiled goobers at a roadside stand when I go back home to Georgia.
Goober is an informal name for a peanut.The peanut is sometimes also called the goober pea. Goober is also used as a slang term for an unsophisticated, goofy person, especially one from a rural area, somewhat similar to the term bumpkin.Goober is primarily used in the Southern and Midland United States.Example: I can’t wait to get some boiled goobers at a roadside stand when I go back home to Georgia.
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