Goober

Brought by slaves to what is now the Southeastern United States, the word goober is derived from the Bantu word for peanut. In slang usage, goober derives from Goober Pyle, a character on the 1960s American TV sitcom, The Andy Griffith Show. Originally, the word referred to a dullard who hails from rural America. In everyday contemporary usage, the word is often applied to any stupid, inept or foolish person.

N. My older brother is a total goober.

Adj. If Bill Clinton shaved 100 points off his IQ he might have been America's first goober president.

Adv. Oh, Tom is just being his usual gooberly self.

V. Trans. Quit goobering the remote

v. Int. No goobering allowed.

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