gombeen
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Is gombeen a Scrabble word?
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Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) Usury.archaiccountableuncountable
2. (historical, Ireland) A moneylender during the Great Famine.Examples: "It was said by some that he had been a moneylender back in Ireland; a ‘gombeen’ in their slang: a hated figure."Irelandcountablehistoricaluncountable
3. (Ireland, slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.Examples: ""Could you give me two ounces of butter?" "Well, I don't know. We sell butter usually by the weight half pound or a pound." "Do you sell quarter pounds?" "Well, I think so." "Could you give me half a quarter pound?" "Yes." "Half a quarter pound then." Sebastian watching him. O you sly gombeen man. The backs of these stores, most sordid places in the world. You stupid, intolerable oaf."Irelandcountableslanguncountable
adj (English)
1. (Ireland) Corrupt, underhanded.Examples: "They were talking gombeen politics."Ireland
Definition source: Wiktionary