ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Gubmint

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɡʌb.mɪnt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Gubmint is a noun meaning (nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of government, representing dialectal English.

Meaning

(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of government, representing dialectal English.

Example Sentences

Seems like half the gubmint bureaucrats and snake oil politicians want to help us.
"Good luck corroboree, make him big fat one, all same Gubmint fella," old Rosie, his "aunt by skin" told me earnestly.
[H]e understood that his musings about onomatopoeia and sympathetic response gave the gubmint boys far too much credit.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gub'ment, gubment, gubbermint, guv'ment, gubbamint, guvment.

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