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Foolish vs Goober - What's the difference?

foolish | goober |

As an adjective foolish

is lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

As a noun goober is

(southern us) a peanut.

foolish

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
  • :
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  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish , but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
  • Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
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  • *(Aeschylus)
  • *:It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish .

    • Synonyms

    * absurd * idiotic * ridiculous * silly * unwise

    Antonyms

    * wise

    Derived terms

    * foolishness

    goober

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Southern US) A peanut.
  • (slang) A foolish, simple, or amusingly silly person.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=August 5 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “I Love Lisa” (season 4, episode 15; originally aired 02/11/1993) citation , page= , passage=For Ralph, any encouragement is too much. When Lisa gives Ralph a valentine bearing that locomotive pun that so affected The Simpsons’ showrunner, Ralph misinterprets the gesture as a genuine display of romantic interest rather than a gesture of pity from a thoughtful young geek to a friendless goober . }}

    Synonyms

    * goober pea

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