Definition of GOOBER

goober

Meanings

Plural: goobers

Noun

  • 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.

Origin / Etymology

Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 9

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

Words With Friends Score: 11

goober is a valid Words With Friends word