gomeral

noun

gom·​er·​al

variants or gomerel or gomeril

ˈgä(ə)rə̇l

plural -s

dialectal, chiefly British

: simpleton, fool

he's a liar and you're a gomeral to hearken till him

—Sir Walter Scott

Word History

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