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I call myself a Goober occasionally ... usually when i'm being a stupid clutz. It's hard to describe the exact definition I apply to it when i'm using it... but usually it's after i've done something really, really obviously stupid... and when I catch it finally I say "I'M SUCH A GOOBER!"
Don't know if that helps at all...
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*Raises an eyebrow at Cargile* *L* Being from the South....*ahem*...when WE use goober, it's either in reference to a peanut--no OTHER nut--or to a person who is being goofy, or making a general fool of himself. Sometimes 'geek' could substitute...i guess. *shrugs*
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I've heard it used all the time in regards to a klutzy or just a total redneck.
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IIRC, JW is from Tenn.. I have lived in Arkansas and Texas, two southern states, and I never heard the term "goober". I use the phrase southern states in the sense of the Confederate nation. (I like the Confederate flag. The flag is very distinctive and unforgettable.)
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Well, I've never heard the term used in everyday life in L.A., but I have seen it as the brand of a peanut butter.
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Yes, I believe so. Or was that Gomer? No, he was on a different show, wasn't he? Pleh...
Anyway, I very rarely hear the word "goober" used, but, when I do, it's usually either a peanut, or something mildly disparaging, like what Jubee said. But, as I said, I almost never actually hear it.
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There's also a song from the War of Yankee Aggression that has the refrain: peas, peas, peas, peas, eatin' goober peas/goodness how delicious eatin' goober peas!
If you are very lucky you will never hear it because it has one of those melodies you can't forget like "Tea For Two."
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*agrees with Cargile* It's the same here in West Texas. Only difference between here and Georgia, is there things are green, and there are hills.
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The reason I have AOL IM is to talk with some buddies from Ohio's farm country. They call me that occasionally when I harrass them. It esp. refers to cow slobber!
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[This message was edited by bryce on June 19, 1999.]
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