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gumbies

gumbies is the plural of gumby.

Meaning of gumby

Noun

gumby (plural gumbies)

  1. (derogatory, slang, sometimes) An inexperienced climber.
    • Eddy Delwood wove an exaggerated tale about him. It was a story about the day's big climb.
      "So the gumby's up there fifteen minutes now...He's not movin', just standin' there."1984, Steve Roper, Ascent: The Mountaineering Experience in Word and Image, page 61

Questions about gumbies

What is gumbies the plural of?
Gumbies is the plural of gumby.

Words near gumbies in the dictionary

  1. gumberoo
  2. gumberoos
  3. Gumbert
  4. Gumberts
  5. gumbi gumbi
  6. gumbies
  7. Gumbinnen
  8. Gumble
  9. gumbo
  10. gumbo limbo
  11. gumbo limbos

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