goober

Etymology

Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡuːbɚ/

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -uːbə(r)

Noun

goober (plural goobers)

1. (Southern US) A peanut.
2. (slang) A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.
   • 2012 August 5, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:

     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

goober (third-person singular simple present goobers, present participle goobering, simple past and past participle goobered)

1. (slang, intransitive) To drool; to dribble.
2. (slang, transitive) To drip or slather; to apply (some gooey substance) to a surface.

Anagrams

• bog ore, booger