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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.