▲ 988 ▼ Public service announcement (media.piefed.world) submitted 10 months ago by ObviouslyNotBanana@piefed.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago (2 children) I agree with you, but you have to put forward a point that doesn’t stand atop misunderstanding a citation, or else I’ll name you another foodstuff permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 months ago* (1 child) Wait, goober is a foodstuff? ??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Another name for a peanut. Not sure how it became a soft pejorative, but I’m a fan permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) What? I've literally never heard of goober as meaning peanut. I thought it basically just meant 'glob' when describing a physical thing, and when describing a person, basically the same as 'derpy', like uh, silly, absent minded, something like that, and is mostly meant in an at least semi endearing way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] croizat@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* It's why the Goofy Goober from SpongeBob is a peanut (there's also a peanut candy called goobers) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) It’s a borrowed African word. Borrowed in the 1800s. Borrowed by Americans. Borrowed. But it eventually shifted at some point in the last century to the definition most people are familiar with, though I can’t figure out how or why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago perhaps you are looking for the word loanword can i lend it to you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Huh, well TIL, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent [+] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago Objective truth, ungoober’d permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 10 months ago* (1 child) Wait, goober is a foodstuff? ??? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Another name for a peanut. Not sure how it became a soft pejorative, but I’m a fan permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) What? I've literally never heard of goober as meaning peanut. I thought it basically just meant 'glob' when describing a physical thing, and when describing a person, basically the same as 'derpy', like uh, silly, absent minded, something like that, and is mostly meant in an at least semi endearing way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] croizat@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* It's why the Goofy Goober from SpongeBob is a peanut (there's also a peanut candy called goobers) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) It’s a borrowed African word. Borrowed in the 1800s. Borrowed by Americans. Borrowed. But it eventually shifted at some point in the last century to the definition most people are familiar with, though I can’t figure out how or why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago perhaps you are looking for the word loanword can i lend it to you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Huh, well TIL, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago (1 child) Another name for a peanut. Not sure how it became a soft pejorative, but I’m a fan permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) What? I've literally never heard of goober as meaning peanut. I thought it basically just meant 'glob' when describing a physical thing, and when describing a person, basically the same as 'derpy', like uh, silly, absent minded, something like that, and is mostly meant in an at least semi endearing way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] croizat@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* It's why the Goofy Goober from SpongeBob is a peanut (there's also a peanut candy called goobers) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) It’s a borrowed African word. Borrowed in the 1800s. Borrowed by Americans. Borrowed. But it eventually shifted at some point in the last century to the definition most people are familiar with, though I can’t figure out how or why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago perhaps you are looking for the word loanword can i lend it to you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Huh, well TIL, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 10 months ago (2 children) What? I've literally never heard of goober as meaning peanut. I thought it basically just meant 'glob' when describing a physical thing, and when describing a person, basically the same as 'derpy', like uh, silly, absent minded, something like that, and is mostly meant in an at least semi endearing way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] croizat@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* It's why the Goofy Goober from SpongeBob is a peanut (there's also a peanut candy called goobers) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) It’s a borrowed African word. Borrowed in the 1800s. Borrowed by Americans. Borrowed. But it eventually shifted at some point in the last century to the definition most people are familiar with, though I can’t figure out how or why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago perhaps you are looking for the word loanword can i lend it to you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Huh, well TIL, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] croizat@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago* It's why the Goofy Goober from SpongeBob is a peanut (there's also a peanut candy called goobers) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children) It’s a borrowed African word. Borrowed in the 1800s. Borrowed by Americans. Borrowed. But it eventually shifted at some point in the last century to the definition most people are familiar with, though I can’t figure out how or why. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago perhaps you are looking for the word loanword can i lend it to you? permalink fedilink source parent [–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Huh, well TIL, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago perhaps you are looking for the word loanword can i lend it to you? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago Huh, well TIL, thanks! permalink fedilink source parent
[+] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago Objective truth, ungoober’d permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago Objective truth, ungoober’d permalink fedilink source parent
