Definition of GOOBER

goober

Plural: goobers

Noun

  • A peanut; also a foolish person.
  • pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
  • A peanut.
  • A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.
  • A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.

Verb

  • To drool or dribble.
  • To drip or slather; to apply a gooey substance to a surface.

Examples

  • He chuckled, imagining his opponent thinking he was a GOOBER for missing that easy word.

Origin / Etymology

Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).

Synonyms

earthnut, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut, and Thesaurus:mentally deficient person, fool, idiot, ignoramus

Scrabble Score: 9

goober: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
goober: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goober: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

goober: valid Words With Friends Word