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gomer [goh-mer] ExamplesWord Origin noun Slang.
- an undesirable hospital patient.
- an enemy aviator, especially in a dogfight.
Origin of gomer First recorded in 1965–70; of disputed orig. Examples from the Web for gomer Contemporary Examples of gomer
ISIS is an A-Team force among FSA units composed of squabbling Gomer Pyles.
How U.S. Strikes on Syria Help al Qaeda
Barak Barfi
August 28, 2013
After a little nudge from his enthusiastic cousin Gomer, Goober channels superstar Cary Grant with this “convincing” impression.
George Lindsay Dies: The Best of Goober Pyle (Video)
Brittany Jones-Cooper
May 7, 2012
After Gomer leaves Mayberry to join the Marines, Goober shocks his cousin with a surprise visit to the military base.
George Lindsay Dies: The Best of Goober Pyle (Video)
Brittany Jones-Cooper
May 7, 2012
Goober Pyle and his happy go-lucky cousin Gomer offered endless hours of comic relief on The Andy Griffith Show.
George Lindsay Dies: The Best of Goober Pyle (Video)
Brittany Jones-Cooper
May 7, 2012
Historical Examples of gomer
Gomer stands for the Germans in part, for those who descended from Gomer.
Joseph Wild
The gomer chamber (which see) is generally adopted in our service.
William Henry Smyth
According to the genealogy in Genesis, Gomer is the eldest son of Japhet.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI)
Max Duncker
How had the star of this daughter of Gomer waxed, while the star of these Cymry, his sons, had waned!
Matthew Arnold
That the descendants of the Gomer moved northward and established themselves in parts of Germany seems to be an established fact.
Arno C. Gaebelein