goober-grabbler

See also: goober grabbler

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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’.

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