gumby
gumby noun: an inexperienced climber.
Noun
gumby (plural gumbies)
- 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 - "Beattie...What's a gumby?"
"It's what I thought you were the first day: a beginner, a rookie, green as grass and wet behind the ears. Something you've never been, Spider-Man. Though the way you climbed just now...well..."2008, V. M. Jones, Out of Reach, page 230
- Eddy Delwood wove an exaggerated tale about him. It was a story about the day's big climb.
Examples of gumby in a sentence
- You do notice one guy (not a gumby, he's done A5 climbs) who doesn't really hoist any equipment, never leads the climb, never finds routes, and conveniently forgets to bring his ropes.2011, Stephen E. Schmid, Climbing - Philosophy for Everyone, page 155:
- Why would she stay to watch the gumby climb anyway?2018, Sarah Nicole Lemon, Valley Girls, page 183:
Forms of gumby
| plural | gumbies |
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Phrases with gumby
Questions about gumby
- What does gumby mean?
- Gumby means an inexperienced climber.
- How do you use gumby in a sentence?
- You do notice one guy (not a gumby, he's done A5 climbs) who doesn't really hoist any equipment, never leads the climb, never finds routes, and conveniently forgets to bring his ropes.
- What part of speech is gumby?
- Gumby is a noun.
- What is the plural of gumby?
- The plural of gumby is gumbies.
Words near gumby in the dictionary
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