Goomba

//ɡuːmbə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of goombah (“Italian”). alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    Alternative spelling of gumbe (“Jamaican drum”). alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Goomba. alt-of
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A mushroom-like enemy in the Mario franchise.

Synonyms

All synonyms
dagoeyetiegreaseballguidoguineaitalian

Etymology

Possibly derived from Hungarian gomba (“mushroom, fungus”).

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Goomba fallacy

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