词组 | grabber |
释义 | grabber noun 1 the hand UK, 1859. 2 a surfer who ignores surfing etiquette and catches rides on waves 'owned' by other surfers US, 1991. 3 a story that captures the imagination US, 1966. 4 a shame; a pity US, 1977. 5 a railway conductor US, 1931 goober grabberslang Someone who harvests peanuts, particularly in the Southern US. "Goober" is another name for a peanut, particularly in the Southern US. Did you really grow up as a goober-grabber on a farm in Georgia? goober-grabber(ˈgubɚgræbɚ) n. someone who picks peanuts. (Typically someone native to Georgia where peanuts are grown. From guber. Forced and contrived.) One of the local goober-grabbers took us to a peanut boil. |
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