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 . (Ireland, slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.

Derived terms

gombeenism gombeenman

Etymology

From 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

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