goober
pronunciation
How to pronounce goober in British English: UK ['gu:bə]
How to pronounce goober in American English: US ['gubə]
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- Noun:
- pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
Word Origin
- goober (n.)
- "peanut," 1833, gouber, American English, from an African language, perhaps Bantu (compare Kikongo and Kimbundu nguba "peanut").
Example
- 1. If you make a mistake , you 're a goober .
- 2. When the goober asks jerry why he refused , jerry does not have an answer .
- 3. I can sew the costumes . Maybe his uncle goober can be the judge .