GOOBER

peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut

(noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; ‘groundnut’ and ‘monkey nut’ are British terms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

goober (plural goobers)

(chiefly Southern US) synonym of peanut.

(chiefly Southern US, dated slang) synonym of Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly those from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.

(chiefly US, childish slang) A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.

Synonyms

• (fool): See fool, idiot, ignoramus, and mentally deficient person

Verb

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

(slang, intransitive) To drool or dribble.

(slang, transitive) To drip or slather; to apply a gooey substance to a surface.

Anagrams

• bog ore, booger

Source: Wiktionary

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Goo"ber, n.

Definition: A peanut. [Southern U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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