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Gorbuson means (archaic, Nottinghamshire) A stupid person; a simpleton; an idiot..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, Nottinghamshire) A stupid person; a simpleton; an idiot..
When I got into the kitchen, my mother looks at me; 'Sam,' says she, 'what have you done with your waistcoat?' 'Why, noat,' says I, and I looked down at it; and, like a great gorbuson as I was, I had forgot to put it on, and there if I hadn't bin to church without my waistcoat.
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Gorbuson means (archaic, Nottinghamshire) A stupid person; a simpleton; an idiot..
Common synonyms include idiot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
When I got into the kitchen, my mother looks at me; 'Sam,' says she, 'what have you done with your waistcoat?' 'Why, noat,' says I, and I looked down at it; and, like a great gorbuson as I was, I had forgot to put it on, and there if I hadn't bin to church without my waistcoat.
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