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Etymology
From Irish Gaelic gaimbín ‘usury’.

Pronunciation
IPA: /gÉ’m'bi:n/

Noun
gombeen

1. Usury.
2. A moneylender.
3. slang A fool or idiot.

Adjective
gombeen

1. Stupid.

#:They were talking gombeen politics.

vi:gombeen

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