gomer

Related to gomer: house of God, Hosea, Pyle

gomer

1. slang Someone who is unsophisticated and/or cloddish. Refers to Gomer Pyle, a character on The Andy Griffith Show who exhibited such traits. Did he really wear cut-off shorts to that fancy restaurant? What a gomer.
2. slang A hospital patient who annoys or frustrates doctors, as due to frequent and varied medical complaints. Ugh, that guy's a real gomer—what does he claim is making him sick today?
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gomer

(ˈgomɚ)
1. n. a stupid oaf; a social reject. (From the television character Gomer Pyle.) Who’s that gomer in the overalls?
2. and goomer (ˈgumɚ) n. a person unwelcome in a hospital. (Supposedly an acronym for Get out of my emergency room.) I don’t want that goomer back in the emergency room.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • goomer
  • blob
  • milktoast
  • milquetoast
  • beef-head
  • a bean head
  • bean head
  • fruit loop
  • by nature
  • prove (one's) mettle
References in periodicals archive
In 1946, Gomer became a publisher in its own right, rather than printing other publishers' material and in 1965 John reluctantly took over the business with his cousin Huw.
The engine was christened Ugly by her first owners, Stewart and Lloyd Steel Manufacturers in Corby John Hayes, chairman of the Vale of Glamorgan Railway Company, said: ``Although we are sad to see Sir Gomer leave, we are pleased that Ugly has arrived.
Police outside 22 Park Place, Cardiff, after the murder of Gomer Charles in December 1966
Gareth Gwyndaf Jones, senior director and owner at Gomer Williams Solicitors, said: "2019 marks the 100th year of Gomer Williams and we are excited for the year ahead.
The primary school category was won by Mererid Hopwood from Carmarthen, for the first in a series of novels about the adventures of extraordinary teacher Miss Prydderch, published by Gomer Press.
There will be visits to schools during the week by Whitland-based children's author Llinos Mair -- author of the Wenfro series of children's books and members of Gomer staff will be visiting local secondary schools to give a book publishing workshop.
Roderick Gomer, 61, disclosed to staff at an adult mental health home in Redcar that he had been downloading pictures of child abuse.
His companion and passenger, Ellie Capacao Gomer, 28, a farmer from Barangay Paitan, was unhurt.
Anyone who travels to Kansas City is likely familiar with Gomer's Fine Wine and Spirits, which has long been a core component of the area's liquor industry.
Butler, who was educated at Monmouth School and went on to Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, has had his debut novel The Head of Gonzo Davies published by Gomer Press.
The actor whose bumbling Gomer Pyle character endeared Nabors to an entire generation, and whose rich baritone has provided the soundtrack for the Indianapolis 500 for more than four decades, will perform ''Back Home Again in Indiana'' on Sunday for the last time.
Svetlana Gomer, a proud graduate of Boston University, now opened her own dental practice in Tewksbury MGS Tewksbury Dental that provides her clients with the highest quality care available including outstanding service and top-notch technology.
l in y The last English winner of a WTA event was Sara Gomer, beaten at the US Open by a 14-year-old called Mary Joe Fernandez.
Elwyn, a play by Simon Bent and adapted by Michael Bogdanov, stars Russell Gomer as 40-something mummy's boy Elwyn, with Ieuan Rhys as Kelly, his uncouth roommate.
The Redundancy Support Roadshow, set up by various Walsall organisations, will be held at Willenhall Chart Centre, Gomer Street, on January 23 from 10am.