gomeril

British

/ ˈɡɒmərɪl /

noun

a slow-witted or stupid person

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Etymology

Origin of gomeril

C19: of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

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I have proved myself a gomeril this night.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

And she shoved him away from her for a foolish gomeril, trying not to smile at him, and declaring it was little he cared that he was leaving her, indeed.

From The End of the Rainbow by MacGregor, Mary Esther Miller

Eden stared at her friend with the astonishment of a gomeril at a contortionist.

From Eden An Episode by Saltus, Edgar

Hoots, ye gomeril, be off noo, an' the puir lad wantin' ye.

From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph

Halliday's a liar, and ye're naething but a gomeril to hearken till him, Cuddie.

From Old Mortality, Volume 2. by Scott, Walter, Sir

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