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- [goo-ber]
- /ˈgu bər/
- /ˈɡuː.bə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [goo-ber]
- /ˈgu bər/
Definitions of goober word
- noun goober the peanut. 1
- noun goober peanut 1
- noun goober fool, silly person 1
- noun goober a peanut 0
- noun goober (Southern US) A peanut. 0
- noun goober (Slang) A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person. 0
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Origin of goober
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; of Afr orig.; compare Kimbundu nguba peanut
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Goober
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
goober popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
goober usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for goober
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