gomer
/ɡˈoʊmɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.33 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alternative form of gomer.
noun
Alternative form of omer: a former Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
Archaic
noun
A male animal (cattle, swine, horse mainly) used to arouse a female or detect, through her induced behavior, her hormonal availability for reproduction. Also called a teaser, a gomer may or may not be neutered, unless this element draws the line between those two synonyms. This particular meaning could also be the originator of the Gomer Pyle entry and not be a derivative.
Example Sentences
- "On the morrow, the 16th, after having offered to God the homer, they began eating the corn of the country; and the 17th the manna ceased to fall from heaven. What supports this calculation is, that the gomer, or sheaf, was offered the 16th of Nisan, in broad day-light, though pretty late."
- "[Table] of dimensions of howitzers, stone and Gomer mortars, vol. 1. p. 250."
- "All iron mortars now in use have gomer chambers and brass ones conical."
- "“Lordy Jeezus,” he said out loud. When did he become such a gomer?"
- "Okay, you wanted to go to the Big Apple, but didn't want to sit in traffic or feel like a country hic, as you stare up at all 'dem big buildins'. Try Universal Studios Florida's version of New York, where you can stare at all the fake big buildings all you want and not feel like a total Gomer."
- "Everyone will have to guess who I want to dance with tonight, I thought. I'm not giving myself away to this bunch of gomers. That would be way too embarrassing."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: gomor, γομόρ, עומר, גמר, גֹּמֶר
Usage
- Archaic
- Derogatory
- Slang
- American usage
- Informal
- Countable
- Uncountable