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goober-grabbler

goober-grabbler noun: a Georgian.

Noun

goober-grabbler (plural goober-grabblers)

  1. (Southern US, dated, slang) A Georgian.
    • A Georgian is popularly known in the South as a ‘Gouber-grabbler’.[1869, Overland Monthly, number 3, page 129

Forms of goober-grabbler

pluralgoober-grabblers
alternative formgoober grabbler
alternative formgouber-grabbler
alternative formgouber grabbler

Origin of goober-grabbler

From goober (“peanut”) + grabbler (“grabber, one who searches on hands and knees”).

Questions about goober-grabbler

What does goober-grabbler mean?
Goober-grabbler means a Georgian.
What part of speech is goober-grabbler?
Goober-grabbler is a noun.
What is the plural of goober-grabbler?
The plural of goober-grabbler is goober-grabblers.

Words near goober-grabbler in the dictionary

  1. goober beans
  2. goober grabbler
  3. goober grabblers
  4. goober pea
  5. goober peas
  6. goober-grabbler
  7. goober-grabblers
  8. goobered
  9. goobering
  10. gooberish
  11. goobers

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