Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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Don’t be a goob. Come to the party with
me. Gary is such a goob. Why can’t he
do anything right?

gooberGo to guber.


goober-grabber[“gub#grAb#] n. someone
who picks peanuts. (Typically someone
native to Georgia where peanuts are
grown. From guber.) My nephew
moved from Chicago to Atlanta, where he
became a goober-grabber in no time at all.
One of the local goober-grabbers took us
to a peanut boil.


goober-grease[“gub#gris] n. peanut but-
ter. Pass me some of that goober-grease,
will ya? This goober-grease is stale.


goobrain[“gubren] n. a fool; a stupid per-
son. (Also a rude term of address.) 
What silly goobrain put sugar in the salt
shaker? Look, goobrain, think about it
awhile. You’ll catch on.


good and somethingmod. thoroughly
something. (Where something is an ad-
jective.) I am really good and mad at
you for that. We are good and ready to
do something about it.


good buddyn. a friend; a partner. (Citi-
zens band radio. Also a term of address.)
Well, good buddy, what’s new with you?
John’s my good buddy.


Good call!exclam. That was a good deci-
sion! Good call, Walter! You picked the
right company to deal with. I guess this
was Jane’s choice. Good call, Jane.


Good deal!exclam. That is good! (Old, but
still heard.) Everyone is here on time!
Good deal! Good deal! My tax refund
just arrived!


good-for-nothing 1. mod. worthless.
(Usually having to do with a person.) 
Let’s get rid of this good-for-nothing car
right now. Tell your good-for-nothing
brother to find another place to live. 2. n.
a worthless person. (Also a rude term of
address.) Tell the good-for-nothing to
leave. Look, you good-for-nothing. Go
out and get a job.


Good golly, Miss Molly!exclam. Good
grief!; Wow! Good golly, Miss Molly!


This place is a mess! Good golly, Miss
Molly, that’s awful!
Good heavens!exclam. My goodness! (A
mild exclamation of amazement, shock,
etc.) Good heavens! I didn’t expect you
to be here. Good heavens! There’s a man
at the window!
good Joen. a good fellow. Fred’s a little
slow on the uptake, but he’s a good Joe. 
Frank’s a good Joe. He’ll help us.
(good) lookern. a good-looking person. 
Fred is not exactly a good looker, but he is
pleasant enough. Mary is really a looker.
I sure would like to go out with her.
good old boy and good ole boyn. a good
guy; a dependable companion. (Folksy.)
Old Tom is a good old boy. He’ll help.
One of these good ole boys will give you
a hand.
good-time Charleyn. a man who is always
trying to have a good experience; an op-
timist.  Wally is such a good-time
Charley. Who would believe the trouble
he’s had? Some good-time Charley is
making a lot of noise.
good-time ittv. to party;to spend money
and have a good time. Yo u’r e a l w a y s
good-timing it. Don’t you ever study? I
just want to good-time it for the rest of my
life.
good-time mann. a man who sells drugs.
(Drugs.) Bart is the main good-time
man in this neighborhood. The fuzz
wants to see all the good-time men behind
bars.
good trip 1. n. a good session with LSD or
some other drug. (Drugs.) Paul said he
had a good trip, but he looks like the devil.
One good trip deserves another. At least
that’s what my guru says. 2. n. any good
time. This meeting was a good trip. 
Compared to the last class, this one is a
good trip.
goody two-shoesn. someone who tries to
behave better than anyone else. (Also a
term of address.) Well, goody two-
shoes, so you decided to come sit with us.
I’m no goody two-shoes. I just like to
keep my nose clean.

goober

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