# goober

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡuːbə/ · frequency rank #58,724

## Definitions
1. A peanut.
2. A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.
3. A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.

## Etymology
Via Gullah from Kongo nguba (“peanut”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/goober