Goober
/ˈɡuːbə/ noun, verb, slang
noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A peanut. Southern-US
"A few bags Gouber Pea, or Ground Pea"
- 2 pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms wordnet
- 3 A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region. Southern-US, dated, slang
"Conscripts by the dozen... Come pouring in the Castle... Some from Mississippi state and “Goobers” from Tar river."
- 4 A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person. Internet, US, childish, slang
"For Ralph, any encouragement is too much. When Lisa gives Ralph a valentine bearing that locomotive pun that so affected The Simpsons’ showrunner, Ralph misinterprets the gesture as a genuine display of romantic interest rather than a gesture of pity from a thoughtful young geek to a friendless goober."
Verb
- 1 To drool or dribble. intransitive, slang
- 2 To drip or slather; to apply a gooey substance to a surface. slang, transitive
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"A few bags Gouber Pea, or Ground Pea"
Etymology
Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).