Contents
- 1 English
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 1.1.1 Noun
- 1.2 Etymology 2
- 1.2.1 Noun
- 1.3 Anagrams
- 1.1 Etymology 1
- 2 Dutch
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Noun
- 3 Middle English
- 3.1 Etymology 1
- 3.1.1 Noun
- 3.2 Etymology 2
- 3.2.1 Noun
- 3.1 Etymology 1
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
A dialectal variant of gum.
Noun[edit]
goom (plural gooms)
- (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative form of gum
- 1738 November 24, Richard Kay, Diary:
- November 24. This Day I've spent some Time in my Closet, have been but ill to Day of Tumour in my Goom which is this Afternoon burst.
1833, Asa Greene, The Life and Adventures of Dr. Dodimus Duckworth, volume 2, page 5:
"I'm cutting the goom," replied the student.
"You've got the wrong tooth," roared the man.
1898, The Outlook, page 69:
See AlsoDark gums: 5 discoloration reasons and treatment - Implant Perio CENTERDental DNA fingerprinting in identification of human remainsWhat Is the Actual Flavor of Bubblegum?Gum Chewing at Work: Appropriate or Not?Oh, just put a little hunk on the ‘ goom ’ over the tooth. I s'pose it kind o' stim-a-lates it."
1907, William Carew Hazlitt, English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases:
Soon in the goom [gum], quick in the womb.
- 1949, Cleone N. Collins, in an article published in Tic, the journal of the Ticonium Company:
- "And Doc will you take a look at my ‘goom’? I want my plates tight, so they won't drop or bob. Say Doc, will I be able to eat corn on the cob?"
1973, Northwest dentistry, volume 52, page 94:
Why didn't you just pull it? My goom still has a sore where you put that needle.
- 1738 November 24, Richard Kay, Diary:
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
goom (uncountable)
- (especially Australia) methylated spirits.
1988, Ruby Langford, Susan Hampton, Don't Take Your Love to Town, page 106:
I rushed to see what was wrong and I could smell metho on his breath. 'Robbie, who gave you the goom?'
- 1993, Mudrooroo, The aboriginal protestors confront the declaration of the Australian Republic, in The Mudrooroo/Müller Project: A Theatrical Casebook →ISBN, page 107
- THE BUREAUCRAT I didn't touch him; I didn't touch him. The goom's got him.
- BOB He doesn't drink, mate. His system's not up to it.
2000, Herb Wharton, Unbranded, →ISBN:
"No, don't bother, it's only a bottle of goom."
2007, James Maxey, Bitterwood, →ISBN, page 181:
He popped the cork to unleash the powerful, musk- sharp stench of goom, a powerful alcohol distilled from wild swamp cabbage and seasoned with cayenne. […] The goom spilled all over his torso. The burning sensation wasn't unpleasant.
2009, Chloe Hooper, Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee, →ISBN, page 200:
Zillman: "And he also had some goom, didn't he?"
- Kidner: "Yeah, methylated spirits."
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch gome, goom. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gaumaz, *gaumō (“attention”).
Noun[edit]
goomm (uncountable)
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
goom
- Alternative form of gome (“man”)
- a. 1450, Arthur (Marquis of Bath's MS):
Kynges & Erles Echon. Þes were; & many anoþer goom
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- a. 1450, Arthur (Marquis of Bath's MS):
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
goom
- Alternative form of gome (“regard”)
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