"gimboid" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-gimboid.ogg [Australia] Forms: gimboids [plural]
Etymology: Coined in the television series Red Dwarf, possibly from gimp + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gimp|oid}} gimp + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} gimboid (plural gimboids)
  1. (slang, derogatory, UK) An incompetent person. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-gimboid-en-noun-34TxxB1Z Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid

Inflected forms

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