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(person) by CaptainSpam (4.9 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Jul 31 2000 at 13:53:54

Goombas are small, cranky mushroom-like creatures in the Super Mario Brothers games. While the Koopas have since chilled out and become nice creatures, the goombas, for the most part, are still cranky, irritable creatures much more likely to kill people than relax.

(thing) by mkb (2.3 hr) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Jul 31 2000 at 17:16:10

Little Goombas come in several types.

Normal goomba
Flying goomba - A goomba with wings
Giant goomba - found in Tiny/small land in Super Mario 64 and on the giant world in Super Mario Brothers 3
Para-goomba - Floats from the sky in a parachute
Mini-goomba - Instead of killing you, these annoying little buggers steal your jumping power by crawling all over your body.

(person) by kansaikitsune (2.7 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Jul 29 2002 at 2:35:54

"Goomba" comes from the Italian word compare(pronounced "COOM-pah") meaning "close friend" -- similar to the Spanish word compadre. The bastardized form "goomba" was allegedly first used by Louis Prima, who often changed Italian words in his songs for American audiences.

"Goomba" is considered an ethnic slur when used by non-Italians to describe Italians.

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Mario in Exile	I HAVE NO CAPS LOCK KEY AND I MUST NOT SHOUT	Bob-omb	Super Mario Brothers: A Literary Criticism
Goomba's Revenge	Super Mario Brothers	Chibibo	Super Mario 64
Louis Prima	koopa	Toad	Money can't buy happiness
Super Mario 4	Kuribo's Shoe	Heisenberg's Feta, Chicken and Spinach Pockets	The Kim Li Diaries: Chapter Seventeen
Moomba	stereotype	Anthony Robbins	Sprite
Super Mario Brothers: The Movie	Heroin	Roni Size and Reprazent, Live in Central Park, August 2000	derogatory

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