Gollum
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
- 1 To act like Gollum, the fictional character.
"Mike Biggins Gollumed... "After a few years it still amazes me that there are so many egocentric 'facilitators' trying to pass 'enlightenment' to the uneducated via Apz... but... APZ is MINE, it's MY PRECIOUS!" And it came to pass that he spent his life festering in the cayons and caves of his own poisoned min(es)d!"
Example
More examples"Mike Biggins Gollumed... "After a few years it still amazes me that there are so many egocentric 'facilitators' trying to pass 'enlightenment' to the uneducated via Apz... but... APZ is MINE, it's MY PRECIOUS!" And it came to pass that he spent his life festering in the cayons and caves of his own poisoned min(es)d!"
Etymology
A fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In the story, he was originally known as Sméagol but was later named Gollum after his habit of making “a horrible swallowing noise in his throat”. The name Sméagol comes from Old English smeagan (“to question, scrutinize”).
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