gomere
English
Etymology
From gomer "an undesirable hospital patient", by analogy to feminine nouns in French, such as cuisinière.
Noun
gomere (plural gomeres)
- (rare, slang, derogatory) A female gomer; a female hospital patient who is unpleasant to treat or who does not respond to treatment.
References
- John Algeo (1991) Fifty Years Among the New Words, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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