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gimboid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gim-boid
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An incompetent person.

British usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

Coined in the television series Red Dwarf, possibly from gimp + -oid.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gimboids (plural)

Questions

What does gimboid mean?
An incompetent person.
Where does gimboid come from?
Coined in the television series Red Dwarf, possibly from gimp + -oid.

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