English
goomer
Blend of game + coomer, or made up of game + -oomer (Wojak-naming suffix).
Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’
Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’
Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’
Middle English game
English game
The story
Blend of game + coomer, or made up of game + -oomer (Wojak-naming suffix). Originally the name of a Wojak character (also capitalized as Goomer), popularized on 4chan starting in 2019.
Today it means
noun A video game addict.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goomer