Gomer

Quick meaning: Gomer is a noun meaning A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars.

Meaning

A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars.

More Meanings

1. (US, military slang, derogatory) An inept trainee or serviceperson.
2. (US, military slang) An opponent in combat or in training.
3. (medical slang, derogatory) An undesirable hospital patient, or a patient who does not need medical care.
4. (husbandry) 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.
5. (historical units of measure, archaic) Alternative form of omer: a former Hebrew unit of dry volume equal to about 2.3 L or 2.1 quarts.
6. (slang, derogatory) A stupid, awkward, or oafish person.
7. (slang, derogatory) A dirty, senile, or otherwise unpleasant patient.

Example Sentences

“Lordy Jeezus,” he said out loud. When did he become such a gomer?

All iron mortars now in use have gomer chambers and brass ones conical.

[Table] of dimensions of howitzers, stone and Gomer mortars, vol. 1. p. 250.

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.

Word Forms

• gomers
• gomere

Synonyms for gomer

Depending on context, synonyms include idiot.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include grosse, fat, big, large, gomeril, gomere.

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