goober

1. (chiefly Southern US) A peanut.Examples: "A few bags Gouber Pea, or Ground Pea"; "But he so seam I frade of he, I guess he steal my goober."Southern-US

2. (chiefly Southern US, dated slang) A Georgian or North Carolinian, particularly one from the pine forests of the Sandhills region.Examples: "Conscripts by the dozen... Come pouring in the Castle... Some from Mississippi state and “Goobers” from Tar river."; "The peanuts or earth-nuts known in North Carolina and the adjoining States as Goober peas, so that during the late Civil War a conscript from the so-called ‘piney woods’ of that State was apt to be nick-named a Goober."Southern-USdatedslang

3. (chiefly US, childish slang, Internet slang) A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.Examples: "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."; "[Keanu] Reeves had spent much of the decade as a celebrity goober—a great-looking guy best known for being a bland actor (at least by traditional acting standards)."Synonyms: alcatote, asshat, arsehole, asshole, bayard, berk, birdbrain, blitherInternetUSchildishslang