English

gombeenism

From gombeen + -ism.

Formed from gombeen + -ism

Irish gamba ‘lump, hunk, dollop’

Irish gaimbín ‘monetary interest’

English gombeen

Today it means

noun The practice of depending on gombeens, or money-lenders.

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