Definitions For Gombeen
Adjective
(Ireland) corrupt, corrupt, underhanded. : They were talking gombeen politics.Noun
GOMBEEN (plural GOMBEENs) (archaic) usury, usury. (historical, Ireland) A moneylender during the {{w, Great Famine (Ireland), Great Famine}}. (Ireland, slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.Derived terms
gombeenism gombeenmanEtymology
From {{etyl, ga, en}} gaimbín, , monetary interest.Is Gombeen a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
NO
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
16
The word Gombeen is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends