goober
/ˈɡubɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.41 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A peanut.
noun
A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.
Dated; Slang
Example Sentences
- "A few bags Gouber Pea, or Ground Pea"
- "But he so seam I frade of he, I guess he steal my goober."
- "Conscripts by the dozen... Come pouring in the Castle... Some from Mississippi state and “Goobers” from Tar river."
- "The peanuts or earth-nuts known in North Carolina and the adjoining States as Goober peas, so that during the late Civil War a conscript from the so-called ‘piney woods’ of that State was apt to be nick-named a Goober."
- "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."
- "[Keanu] Reeves had spent much of the decade as a celebrity goober—a great-looking guy best known for being a bland actor (at least by traditional acting standards)."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, nguba
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡubɚ/
- British English: /ˈɡuːbə/
Usage
- Dated
- Slang
- American usage
- Intransitive verb
- Transitive verb