gomer

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение gomer в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

An undesirable patient or a patient who does not need medical care

That patient is a total GOMER, turf him and let's get some lunch.

A Hebrew measure

A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy ordnance, especially in mortars; named after the inventor

Турецкое произношение

gōmır

Произношение

/ˈgōmər/ /ˈɡoʊmɜr/

Этимология

() An acronym that stands for "Get Out of My ER". The term was popularized by the 1978 novel The House of God by Samuel Shem (pen-name of Stephen Bergman). In this book, the word is applied to patients who are frequently admitted with complicated but uninspiring and incurable conditions.