goober

1 of 2

noun (1)

goo·​ber ˈgü-bər 

ˈgu̇-

slang

: a naive, ignorant, or foolish person

goober

2 of 2

noun (2)

Southern US and Midland US

: peanut

Examples of goober in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Upon closer investigation, nothing of interest was found; some goober probably ditched it after realizing there was no other way out of a sticky situation. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 16 Apr. 2026

In his ski mountaineering debut, Cam Smith was the biggest goober on the course. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026

He gets chased by cops, swindles the wrong ping-pong goobers and becomes embroiled in a canine extortion scheme. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

Never a dull moment, and these pups in particular just seem like absolute goobers. — Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

Guess feeling loved and in love can bring out the goober in some of us 🤪🥰. — Haley Van Horn, People.com, 29 July 2025

What wasn’t okay was the corporate 5G hype that treated us like goobers who fall for any promise of new and awesome tech. — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 13 June 2023

This messy firebrand was now out there sounding like a damn goober. — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2021

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

earlier slang goob, goober kiss, pimple, penis, probably of imitative origin

Noun (2)

of Bantu origin; akin to Kimbundu ŋguba peanut

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1862, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for goober

• gruber
• tuber

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Kids Definition

goober

noun

goo·​ber ˈgü-bər  ˈgu̇b-ər 

dialect

: peanut sense 1