goober
goober · goobers
A peanutA peanut.
UK/ˈɡuːbə/US/ˈɡubɚ/
Meaning
4 senses(Southern US)A peanut.
(Southern US, dated, slang)A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.
(Internet, US, childish, slang)A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.
(US, slang)A quantity of sputum.
More definitions
- pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms
Origin
Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).
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Forms
plural: goobersSynonyms
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6 related wordsSee also
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