What's the difference between earthnut and goober?

Earthnut


Definition:

  • (n.) A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or on the ground
  • (n.) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.
  • (n.) The peanut. See Peanut.

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Goober


Definition:

  • (n.) A peanut.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His regular punching bags get patented nicknames: Lindsey Graham is “goober”, John McCain is “John McPain”, and he once called Mitch McConnell “ The Benedict Arnold of the US Senate ”.
  • (2) "Playing drums feels like coming home for me," says White, whose last booking as a drummer was with the bluegrass outfit Goober and the Peas, aged 19.

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