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goobers

goobers

9.4
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
  • noun
  • /ˈɡuːbərz/
  • Slang
translation icon : tontos
  • Hey, fellow Goofy Goobers.

You don't have just the goobers in DC watching, right?

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Examples

Synonyms

doofus
vsgoobers
  • Offensive
43 8.0

A person who acts silly or seems not very smart

emphasizes clumsy or awkward behaviour rather than only teasing tone
buffoon
vsgoobers
  • Offensive
43 7.4

A person who acts in a silly way to make others laugh

is about accidental silliness and clumsiness rather than deliberate clowning
goon
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  • Offensive
38 7.8

A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way

matches clumsy behaviour but is less aggressive in tone
goofball
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  • Slang
23 7.5

A silly person who acts funny to make others laugh

is closer to clumsy or foolish behaviour not only comic acting
goof
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  • Informal
22 5.9

A person who acts silly to make others laugh

focuses more on clumsiness or foolish action than mere amusement
airhead
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  • Offensive
13 8.8

A person who is silly and not very smart

stresses visible clumsiness and foolish acts rather than mental emptiness
tosser
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  • Offensive
8 9.9

A rude person who is annoying or stupid

is informal and teasing rather than explicitly contemptible
goober
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  • Slang
7 8.7

A silly, friendly person who acts in a funny way

is similar but stresses clumsy or foolish behaviour rather than charm
Muppet
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  • Offensive
7 9.5

A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes

is more informal and emphasizes clumsiness rather than repeated incompetence
nimrod
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  • Offensive
5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is more about clumsy and silly behaviour than sheer incompetence
duffer
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  • Offensive
3 7.9

A person who is not good at a sport or other activity

is more general, covering foolish or silly behaviour beyond specific activities
chowderhead
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  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who behaves in a silly or stupid way

is modern informal language focusing on clumsy or foolish actions
bobo
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  • Offensive
3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more playful and less insulting, focusing on awkward behaviour
wacker
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  • Offensive
3 9.9

A person who acts foolishly or oddly

is more about clumsy or silly behaviour than general eccentricity
chucklehead
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  • Offensive
2 9.1

A person who is silly and acts foolishly

is similar but highlights clumsy or awkward conduct more than harmlessness
doof
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  • Offensive
2 9.9

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

adds a stronger sense of clumsiness and awkward behaviour
stumblebum
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way

includes clumsiness but also covers simple foolish or silly behaviour
meshuggener
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

People call someone silly or crazy as a friendly joke

is less about humourous craziness and more about clumsy silliness
jughead
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is similar but often refers to awkward or clumsy actions specifically
gump
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is foolish and easily tricked

is focused more on clumsy or silly behaviour than naivety
gomer
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is similar but often used more playfully and less insultingly
dumdum
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  • Offensive
1 8.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

adds the idea of clumsiness and awkwardness to that silliness
plonker
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A foolish person who often does stupid things

is broader and used in many informal varieties for clumsy foolishness
goofer
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  • Informal
1 8.8

A person who acts silly to make others laugh

is more about clumsy or foolish behaviour than playful mistakes
Gumby
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A clumsy person who is slow to understand and often acts foolishly

is less insulting and more informal playful name for silly behaviour
bubble-head
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  • Offensive
1 9.5

A person who is silly and not serious

focuses more on awkward or clumsy actions than lack of intelligence
total wanker
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves very rudely and foolishly

is less vulgar and more playful despite similar foolish meaning
galah
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A silly or foolish person used as an Australian insult

is a general informal term emphasizing clumsy or silly behaviour
blubberhead
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  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is informal but usually less crude and more playful
dumb cluck
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  • Offensive
1 9.8

A person who acts in a silly or foolish way

leans more toward clumsy or awkward physical behaviour than blanket incompetence
pratt
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  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts in a silly, foolish way

leans more toward physical clumsiness and awkward acts rather than sole foolishness
gropple
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  • Informal
9.9

A clumsy person who often drops or breaks things

is broader, covering foolish actions as well as accidental clumsiness
looby
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  • Offensive
9.9

A clumsy person who often makes silly mistakes

is the modern informal term stressing silly and clumsy behaviour
lovable goofball
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  • Informal
6.3

A person who acts silly in a warm, friendly way that makes others smile

is similar but can include less charming, more clumsy or foolish acts
total toolbag
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  • Offensive
9.9

A rude person who annoys or hurts other people

is milder and more playful, focusing on awkward silliness not hostility
total nozzer
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  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts very foolishly and cannot do simple tasks

is less harsh and more lighthearted about clumsy or silly acts
McStupid
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  • Offensive
9.9

A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes

is more informal and stresses clumsy, awkward behaviour rather than insult
cheese monkey
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  • Slang
9.9

A person who acts silly and playful

tilts more toward clumsy or awkward actions rather than mere goofiness
guignol
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  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts like a clown to make others laugh

is less performative and more about accidental clumsiness or foolishness
derf
vsgoobers
  • Offensive
9.9

A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly

is informal but highlights physical clumsiness more than social awkwardness
dingling
vsgoobers
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who acts silly or foolish

adds an idea of clumsiness and awkward conduct to the silliness
barney
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  • Offensive
8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is more commonly playful and highlights accidental clumsiness

Antonyms

201 2.7

Showing good judgment and making practical choices

A person who thinks carefully and acts in a calm, sincere way

How Silly

buffoon
  • Offensive
43 7.4
clown
372 1.0
goobers
  • Slang
9.4
joker
35 2.4

Surface Forms

goobers singular
goobers plural

Morphology

goobers = goober (semi-transparent) = goober + s

The plural formation is regular and transparent morphologically, but the sense 'foolish person' reflects a figurative extension from 'peanut' and so the semantic link is not fully predictable for learners.

Etymology

Goobers for silly people grew from the older American word for peanuts, which came from an African word nguba meaning 'peanut'. People began using 'goober' like 'nut' or 'goof' to tease someone who acted foolish, so goobers now means people who behave in a silly or clumsy way.