Associations to the word «Gombeen»

Wiktionary

GOMBEEN, noun. (archaic) Usury.
GOMBEEN, noun. (historical) (Ireland) A moneylender during the Great Famine.
GOMBEEN, noun. (Ireland) (slang) A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.
GOMBEEN, adjective. (Ireland) Corrupt, underhanded.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.