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n. A dirty scrat or dropout who does everything half-arsed. Avoids effort at any cost. Rushes work to save time for gammeling. Also a cheap-skate who mooches stuff off other people. A gammler always accepts the fact that they are a gammler and ends up getting in trouble because they tell everyone how little effort they put into things.

v. to gammel; to bum around in a scratty, half-arsed nature.
Even though Josh has a car he gets the bus to school so he can sleep and do his homework. What a douchey little gammler.


Dr Wilton managed to find a hotel that was less than four quid per night. Only a true gammler could do that. It must be such a gammely hotel.


Joe: What did you do over the summer?
Josh: Went to Iran 'cos it was cheap. Just gammeled around.


Duncan: I got the impression that you could have done better on this homework Josh.
Josh: Ye I rushed it a bit. In fact I only did it on the day I handed it in. In half an hour.
Joe: Why are you still talking?
Gammler by Gunty McPorksword April 2, 2009
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noun. The equivalent of a drop out, scrat, moocher, tramp, scrounger, or someone who just can't be arsed.
Usually does stuff in a half-arsed manner and in extreme cases will openely admit their gammler status. Will cut every corner possible to minimise effort.
Often avoids spending money and therefore scrounges off more generous people.
Has no sense of organisation and no real care for their belongings.

verb. to gammeln = to bum around in a half-arsed nature.
Teacher: Josh your homework was pretty scratty i get the feeling you rushed it.
Josh: Yeah i did it on some paper i found on the floor...20 minutes before the lesson...with a crayon.

Wilton managed to find a youth hostel for 4 euros a night. He is the mother of all gammlers.

Wilton saves money by making a massive stew of left overs and eating it all week. Fucking gammler.

Pedraam: Josh why the fuck are you stirring your choco milk with a pen?
Josh: Cos' i can't be arsed to get a spoon.
Pedraam: Gammler.

Joe: What did you do in the summer holidays?
Josh: Gammelled around europe. Just hitch hiked cos its cheap.
Joe: Fuck you gammler.
Gammler by Chigunt January 11, 2009
Description for a male person who got his pwn car parking place at his friends house.
(probably needs to get a new car though)
You are such a gammler! :)
gammler by gNZ May 4, 2004

rainbow gambler 

Rainbow gambler is term used in the middle and north of the UK to describe a compulsive and erratic gambler of limited financial status - the bottom feeders of the gambling fraternity. The term meaning they are always chasing that pot of gold at the end if the rainbow but always coming up short
Danny is a rainbow gambler, he had hardly any money to pay his bills but gambles it all, the guy is a loser
rainbow gambler by GamblersRamblers January 15, 2014

Gentleman Gambler 

1. A book written by "Oklahoma Johnny" Hale that tells his story from his humble beginnings as a poor country boy to his successes in business to his wild gambling days playing high stakes poker.

2. A term used to describe an older wealthy man who now lives as a professional high stakes gambler, or is just involved in high stakes gambling on a regular basis. His true wealth may be a product of his success at gambling or other unrelated business ventures, or could even be inherited. The gentleman gambler may at times be viewed as a gentleman of leisure and he often prides himself as a true gentleman, honest and fair, but also as a cool and calm player with many years of gambling experience.
Santos is a true gentleman gambler who has been playing poker all his life. Always brings a lot of money to the table and is very generous, but is still respectful of the other players.
Gentleman Gambler by ALWXXX March 14, 2011

pro gammer 

someone who is rly gud at gamming.
WOW Chames, ur such a pro gammer!
pro gammer by Chamesprogammer December 16, 2021

amber gambler 

A driver who speeds through yellow lights in order to get through before they turn red.
everyones an amber gambler
amber gambler by oracle August 19, 2004
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