goober
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The roughly hewn goober had been strapped to the back of a logging truck, hauled across the country and parked near the White House.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2025
Stokes was the beneficiary of perhaps the worst drop of the lot, a complete goober by opposite number Tom Latham at short cover when the England skipper had 30.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
This time, the giant goober is made of sheet metal, not fiberglass.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
He’s still not quite smart enough for the situations he finds himself in, and no matter how smooth he tries to be, he’s still a bit of a goober.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2021
Meanwhile, I just stood there in front of the meetinghouse like a goober as the crowd thinned out around me.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Out-of-town goobers and locals alike hike up to various vantage points around it for a selfie or group shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
In it, journalist Chris Heath recasts the accused conspirators as a bunch of goobers who didn't mean any real harm.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2022
An exasperated local school teacher explained the dilemma while visiting the postmaster in nearby Weaverville, who was snacking on a sack of goobers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
And so, after the show, a group of us -- some clearly with connections and some just randomly selected goobers like us -- found ourselves ushered through the bowels of the Prudential Center.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2011
We didn’t know what to say to this, so we all just kind of smiled like goobers.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
