Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goofy goober

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

Syllables
goofy -goober
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A foolish or amusingly silly person; a goofball; a goober.

American usage; Informal; Slang

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Etymology

Alliterative compound of goofy + goober (“a peanut”). Coined and popularised by the American television series and media franchise SpongeBob SquarePants, particularly the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, in which the noun is ostensibly derived from Goofy Goober, the peanut mascot of the eponymous fictional ice cream parlor. Goober, which is also slang for a foolish or amusingly silly person, is thus a pun.

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What does goofy goober mean?
A foolish or amusingly silly person; a goofball; a goober.
Where does goofy goober come from?
Alliterative compound of goofy + goober (“a peanut”). Coined and popularised by the American television series and media franchise SpongeBob SquarePants, particularly the 2004 film The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, in which the noun is ostensibly derived from Goofy Goober, the peanut mascot of the eponymous fictional ice cream parlor. Goober, which is also slang for a foolish or amusingly silly person, is thus a pun.

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