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  • noun Scotland alternative form of gomeral, fool

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Examples

  • As if I mattered a tup's head, the silly gomeril, bless him!

    The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

  • "Yes, you gomeril" -- shoving one of the men sprawling into the stable

    The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

  • 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.

    The End of the Rainbow Mary Esther Miller MacGregor 1918

  • "Lord!" she said, "if the gomeril hasn't gone clean out of his wits this last night!"

    The Great Hunger Johan Bojer 1915

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

    Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail Ralph Connor 1898

  • "Ye gomeril!" returned his father; ye never luik an inch afore the pint

    Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864

  • Knowing this to be the case, I would be a great gomeril to expect that I should be the only white swan that ever appeared; and that all parties in church and state, who are for cutting each other's throats on every other great question, should be unanimous only in what regards me.

    The Life of Mansie Wauch tailor in Dalkeith David Macbeth Moir 1824

  • Knowing this to be the case, I would be a great gomeril to expect that I should be the only white swan that ever appeared; and that all parties in church and state, who are for cutting each other's throats on every other great question, should be unanimous only in what regards me.

    The Life of Mansie Wauch Tailor in Dalkeith, written by himself David Macbeth Moir 1824

  • "And an unco fright ye gae me when ye cam ahint and took a grip o 'me," said Jenny, giving him a sly twitch with her finger and her thumb -- "if ye hadna been an auld acquaintance, ye daft gomeril" --

    Old Mortality, Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • "And an unco fright ye gae me when ye cam ahint and took a grip o 'me," said Jenny, giving him a sly twitch with her finger and her thumb -- "if ye hadna been an auld acquaintance, ye daft gomeril" --

    Old Mortality, Volume 2. Walter Scott 1801

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  • a half-wit.

    January 14, 2008

  • goneril is a gomeril.

    (regan)

    December 1, 2008