gombeen

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Usury.
2. noun A moneylender during the Great Famine.
3. noun A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.
4. adjective Corrupt, underhanded.

   They were talking gombeen politics.

Similar words

gombeenman gombeenism gouge gaud goom gelt gabel gowlare gonce gamgee

Often followed by

man men