goober-grabbler

See also: goober grabbler

English

Alternative forms

• goober grabbler
• (obsolete): gouber-grabbler, gouber grabbler

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

goober-grabbler (plural goober-grabblers)

1. (Southern US, dated slang) A Georgian.
   • 1869, Overland Monthly, number 3, page 129:

     A Georgian is popularly known in the South as a ‘Gouber-grabbler’.

References

• “goober, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1900.