gumby
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.19 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Eddy Delwood wove an exaggerated tale about him. It was a story about the day's big climb. "So the gumby's up there fifteen minutes now...He's not movin', just standin' there.""
- ""Beattie...What's a gumby?" "It's what I thought you were the first day: a beginner, a rookie, green as grass and wet behind the ears. Something you've never been, Spider-Man. Though the way you climbed just now...well...""
- "You do notice one guy (not a gumby, he's done A5 climbs) who doesn't really hoist any equipment, never leads the climb, never finds routes, and conveniently forgets to bring his ropes."
- "Caroline was silent. Probably standing there, watching with pity. Or maybe she'd left. Why would she stay to watch the gumby climb anyway?"