gaumless

[ gawm-lis ]

adjectiveChiefly British Informal.

Origin of gaumless

1
1740–50; dial. (Scots, N England) gaum heed, attention (Middle English gome<Old Norse gaumr; akin to Gothic gaumjan to observe) + -less

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British Dictionary definitions for gaumless

gaumless

/ (ˈɡɔːmlɪs) /


adjective
  1. a variant spelling of gormless

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