Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A companion or associate, especially an older friend who acts as a patron, protector, or adviser.
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- noun Alternative form of
gumbe , a Jamaican drum. - noun US, slang, pejorative A person of
Italian descent. - noun US, slang A companion, pal, close friend, or associate, used especially among Italian-American men. It sometimes has the connotation of an older friend who acts as a patron, protector or adviser.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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That is entirely unlikely if not impossible for a organization that is ripe with gross corruption and lack of moral and ethical principles. melvin goombah
RNC resolution won't 'handcuff' Steele, co-sponsor says 2009
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I didn't use 'goombah' as a slur: Few people have more connections to Italy or ...
WN.com - Articles related to Lucas to make all-CGI musical 2010
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I didn't use 'goombah' as a slur: Few people have more connections to Italy or ...
WN.com - Articles related to Lucas to make all-CGI musical 2010
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Even better, is it now OK to call Giuliani "compare" (Italian for 'goombah')? "
FLASHBACK: Coulter Used "Raghead" Slur At Last Year's CPAC Conference 2009
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A goombah from the old days plays host and takes the two to dinner whereupon Paulie starts reliving the past, talking up the war stories about bustin' heads, and busty blondes.
86 the Conversation: A Side of Flat Screen TV with Your Burger? Teri Pastore 2011
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His father, a self-described“goombah” who worked as a stonemason, broke out laughing, and Carmen never looked back.
Carmen Scarpino, Pioneering Wise Guy, Dead at 78 Con Chapman 2011
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Jersey Shore could simply be receiving place in any series of towns as well as villages a stones throw from my hometown of Babylon - as well as a most viral shave from a uncover stars a violent goombah bully sort from a single of a subsequent towns over, Deer Park.
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Jersey Shore could simply be receiving place in any series of towns as well as villages a stones throw from my hometown of Babylon - as well as a most viral shave from a uncover stars a violent goombah bully sort from a single of a subsequent towns over, Deer Park.
Clip: Snookie gets punched and MTV doesn't want you to see it admin 2009
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A goombah from the old days plays host and takes the two to dinner whereupon Paulie starts reliving the past, talking up the war stories about bustin' heads, and busty blondes.
86 the Conversation: A Side of Flat Screen TV with Your Burger? Teri Pastore 2011
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She has a gaudy new mansion, pricey breast implants and spends thousands of dollars on shopping sprees for her spoiled brats -- but a New Jersey reality star and her goombah hubby are real-life deadbeats who owe $11 million, court records show.
NJ 'Housewife' Teresa Giudice & Husband Joe Owe $11 MILLION 2010
whichbe commented on the word goombah
1) a close friend or associate, especially among Italian-American men
2) mafioso; broadly: gangster
3) a macho Italian-American man
May 12, 2008