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A gombeen man is a pejorative Hiberno-English term used in Ireland for a shady, small-time "wheeler-dealer" businessman or politician who is always looking to make a quick profit, often at someone else's expense or through the acceptance of bribes. Its origin is the Irish word "gaimbín", meaning monetary interest.[1] The term referred originally to a money-lender and became associated with those shopkeepers and merchants who exploited the starving during the Irish Famine by selling much-needed food and goods on credit at ruinous interest rates
 

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See I thought it was a localised version of the Italian word for "Tiny Legs" - Gambine
The british lords local agents 'little legs' Irish middle men who are a few steps below the right hand man who run around organising between indian's and masters who know better🤔
 

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A gombeen man is a pejorative Hiberno-English term used in Ireland for a shady, small-time "wheeler-dealer" businessman or politician who is always looking to make a quick profit, often at someone else's expense or through the acceptance of bribes. Its origin is the Irish word "gaimbín", meaning monetary interest.[1] The term referred originally to a money-lender and became associated with those shopkeepers and merchants who exploited the starving during the Irish Famine by selling much-needed food and goods on credit at ruinous interest rates
Was just struck by your definition here and it's a a word which strikes a close resemblance to 'gambling'! What are the odds of that? Pounds of flesh?? Thinking of which leads us to how Irish dancing also displaying a certain level of 'gambolling' into the bargain? Hmmmmm . . .:unsure:
 

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Was just struck by your definition here and it's a a word which strikes a close resemblance to 'gambling'! What are the odds of that? Pounds of flesh?? Thinking of which leads us to how Irish dancing also displaying a certain level of 'gambolling' into the bargain? Hmmmmm . . .:unsure:
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This gombeen always pretended he like a good gamble on the horses and could never explain where certain funds were sourced
The 14 thousand Manchester whip round money comes to mind
 

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And then went on to Gombeen further for the old masters propaganda sales sheets without a blink of shame.
Around the same period he was actually employed to divvy up Irish forestry for other foreign masters.
two things . . .
1. He did it!
2. The Indians let him away with it.

P.S. Me,Hole has recently stepped to Gombeen for British interests who are juicing Irish Forestry as we speak.
PPS The Indians are still stupid about it.

Bertie & Co's bulls**t on display selling Bread & Circuses to You (whose employer was then shut down for more Lies & Corruption)


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bd5hLBS0eME
 

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