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gorbuson

gorbuson noun: a stupid person; a simpleton; an idiot.

Noun

gorbuson (plural gorbusons)

  1. (archaic) 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.1836, Charles Hooton, The Adventures of Bilberry Thurland, volume 2, page 98
    Synonyms:
    idiot

Synonyms of gorbuson

Forms of gorbuson

pluralgorbusons
alternative formgaubison
alternative formgauvison
alternative formgavyson
alternative formgawvandhra
alternative formgawison
alternative formgawvison
alternative formgorbuzon
alternative formgorvison
alternative formgovison

Questions about gorbuson

What does gorbuson mean?
Gorbuson means a stupid person; a simpleton; an idiot.
What part of speech is gorbuson?
Gorbuson is a noun.
What is the plural of gorbuson?
The plural of gorbuson is gorbusons.

Words near gorbuson in the dictionary

  1. gorbellies
  2. gorbelly
  3. Gorbio
  4. gorblimey
  5. gorblimy
  6. gorbuson
  7. gorbusons
  8. Gorby
  9. Gorby-mania
  10. Gorbymania
  11. Gorbys

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