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*grumbles* well i *still* say i've never heard it used in reference to a hick, hillbilly, or redneck....and while i *may* qualify as one or both of the first two.....if someone were EVER to call me a GOOBER their neck would be immediately wrung like a turkey, until they turned blue gasping for oxygen and pleaded to be released. I dont' care if i AM a jedi. *L*
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I can't say I've ever used that term for anything that hasn't to do with peanuts and caramel, I have heard Jubilee use it on many occasions.
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I have heard all of the above definitions (except for the cow slobber one -- *ads it to his personal lexicon*).
As far as "goober" meaning a hick or redneck, there is the possibility that this usage was "coined" on "the Andy Griffith Show" (that hick-town show set in Mayberry, hereinafter referred to as TAGS).
"Gomer" is used (at least in the military) to describe an innocent and ignorant person of (perhaps) limited intelligence/life experience. That usage of the term is most definitely derived from the character from TAGS (and later -- surprise! -- from "Gomer Pyle, USMC".)
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the goober should ONLY be used to make fun of someone outta love. They could be clutzy, funny, or just plain silly. bryce is a major goober. Goobers are also those chocolate thingys... so I'm thinking a goober is a nutty person... but is also kinf of sweet.
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