goober
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What does goober 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.
Etymology
Origin of goober
First recorded in 1825–35; of Bantu origin; compare Kongo, Kimbundu nguba “peanut”
Example Sentences
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Smucker's Goober Strawberry and Jif peanut butter, brands owned by The J.M.
From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2022
To remedy this, the Seaford Historical Society contracted with Lewes-based Techno Goober to convert the files to a searchable format and create the user interface.
From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2020
George Brauchler introduced the volume, telling the jury that it was intended for Holmes' family members, who the shooter referred to in the journal by their nicknames: Goober, his mother, Arlene Holmes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2015
He loved parody, too, inventing characters like Goober the Mighty, a broken-down knockoff of Tarzan of the Apes.
From Salon • Jun. 16, 2012
He continued to fade, fade, easy, easy, stalling until he could spot The Goober, tall and rangy, downfield where he’d be waiting if he had managed to elude the safety- man.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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