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Word in Ireland for a shady, small-time "wheeler-dealer" or businessman who is always looking to make a quick profit, often at someone else's expense or through the acceptance of bribes.
Hes a fierce Gombeen that fella!
Gombeen by Butross butross January 10, 2012
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Your man is a bloody gombeen.
Gombeen by Booshy September 6, 2018
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when someone is being an absolute twat and put the putting salt in the the sugar bowl of you call me them an absolute gombeen
Troy 1: Dude he's putting salt in the sugar
Troy 2: What an absolute gombeen
Gombeen by LyonsTeaBag67 October 22, 2019
Irish slang for a stupid, ignorant person. Usually a thick ignorant country hick.....
Pat you bloody Gumbeen, get down off the roof....
Gumbeen by SiFo June 22, 2009

Gombeenman 

In Ireland -a 'snake-oil' salesman : a committed 'Yes' man , no matter what the question or his previous views on that subject : a 'know-it-all' who will plausibly convince you of how right he is , while he fumbles in his greasy till , professionally hiding the fact that he knows nothing about the issue in question .
Usually ends up in a political career !
Too many to mention - also too libellous to do so !
" That fella up at the bar , there - he should be able to fix ya up . He's a wee bit of a gombeenman , but sure he's not the worst ... "
Gombeenman by John Horan . April 19, 2006
a female or small gobshite as i would define it,something i tend to call small women,(girlfriend)not meant as offensive
shut up out of that ya gobeen
get out of the way ye gobeen ye
stop eating all my jam ye gobeen
gobeen by dave mack September 14, 2006
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