Gombeen Definition

gŏm-bēn
noun
Usury.
American Heritage
(historical, Ireland) A moneylender during the Great Famine.
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(Ireland, slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.

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adjective

(Ireland) Corrupt, underhanded.

They were talking gombeen politics.
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Other Word Forms of Gombeen

Noun

Singular:
gombeen
Plural:
gombeens

Origin of Gombeen

  • Irish Gaelic gaimbín diminutive of gamba smidgen, lump

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Irish gaimbín (“monetary interest").

    From Wiktionary

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