The unofficial bastardized Latin motto of many organizations, particularly military units. "Semper", of course is the Latin word for "always". "Gumbi" refers to Gumby, a TV character made of clay. Thus, Semper Gumbi is translated as "Always Flexible."

G.I. Joe: "We were supposed to go back home a month ago but these Iraqis can't get their stuff together. Now we have to stay indefinitely."

G.I. Jack: "There's no use crying about it. Just suck it up and remember - Semper Gumbi."

Semper Gumbi by the.puppet.man August 10, 2006

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cum gambit

The cum gambit is an unstoppable gambit in the game chess. it is the ultimate strategy and cannot be beaten

opponent: plays the cum gambit

Me: ah, I see you've played the cum gambit

cum gambit by bionicdragon75 January 24, 2021

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botez gambit

In chess when you lose your Queen because you just arent paying attention, or are distracted by too many other things. Popular on chess streams on Twitch. Used also in an attempt to save face because the blunder you just let happen was just silly

Man, I was trying to eat a bahn mi, read chat, and play blitz and I ended up playing the Botez Gambit and losing my Queen and the game.

botez gambit by Mcgwicko April 4, 2019

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Gambiarra

A brazilian expression. It basically means to use improvised methods / solutions to solve a problem, with any avaiable material.

English equivalents would include "McGyverism", "Kludge","Quick Fix", "Alternative Engineering", "Workaround", and so on.

1)
Person 1: I fixed the shower, go take a look at it!
Person 2: What's with all those wires? Thats one hell of a gambiarra you did!
Person 1: Hey, at least it works!... kinda.

2)
Person 1: Thank goodness you made the car work again! have you made a gambiarra?
Person 2: I prefer to call it 'alternative engineering'

Gambiarra by Shareazu2 October 3, 2013

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