goober

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈɡuːbə/    美 /ˈɡubɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A peanut. Southern-US
    — A few bags Gouber Pea, or Ground Pea
  2. A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region. Southern-US,dated,slang
    — Conscripts by the dozen... Come pouring in the Castle... Some from Mississippi state and “Goobers” from Tar river.
  3. A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person. Internet,US,childish,slang
    — For Ralph, any encouragement is too much. When Lisa gives Ralph a valentine bearing that locomotive pun that so affected The Simpsons’ showrunner, Ralph misinterprets the gesture as a genuine display of romantic interest rather than a gesture of pity from a thoughtful young geek to a friendless goober.
  4. A quantity of sputum. US,slang
    — […] spat a goober into the sunbaked dust between them […]
动词 v.
  1. To drool or dribble. intransitive,slang
  2. To drip or slather; to apply a gooey substance to a surface. slang,transitive

词形变化

goobers plural gouber alternative goobers present,singular,third-person goobering participle,present goobered participle,past goobered past gouber alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
goober bean goober-grabbler goober grabbler gooberish goober pea goobery goofy goober

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Kongo ngubader.
Gullahbor.
English goober
Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Kongo ngubader.
Gullahbor.
English goober
Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).
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