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Word of the Day - goober

Be a goober or not, especially if you have a peanut allergy!

goober

/ˈɡuːbə/
noun
1(also goober pea)
North American informal A peanut.
2 North American informal A foolish person.
2.1 dated - A person from the south-eastern US, especially Georgia or Arkansas.

Origin
Late 19th century from an earlier sense ‘peanut’, from Kikongo nguba.

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A goober is a nut,
Staying inside his hut.
Eating peanuts in their glut
And it seems he's in a rut.

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