Meaning of goob | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A nerd.
   countable, slang, uncountable
2. A temporary work group formed from extended family members and neighbors and which lasts for the duration of the project.
   countable, informal, uncountable
3. Methcathinone.
   countable, slang, uncountable
4. Clipping of goober.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable

Examples

“She came to behind Collis and thrust both hands into his hair. "Buck her up? You goob!"”

“I mean, don't get me wrong: I WAS A GOOB. But I had plenty of equally goob-y friends, and I'm convinced that this is an oft-overlooked Key to Life: find other people who operate at your same level of nerdiness, and proceed with the rocking on.”

“I hereby apologize to my parents for being such a goob about practicing, my continual competition with some guy with poofy '80s hair for last chair, and my attempt to make it an entire year without playing a note.”

““As a judge friend of mine says, I'm a research goob,” she said. “It's like putting a puzzle together.”

“Small-scale farmers relied more upon the use of family members and traditional work groups, especially the goob (28 percent) and also the barbaar (82 percent), both of which are described in greater detail below.”

“I then move to show how the Rendille divide space inside the min (houses), goob (family compound), towns, and foor (satellite camps).”

“Members of the goob are usually fed a meal of the local staple, for example soor (porridge) and milk, on the days they work.”

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