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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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GOAMLESS, GAUM-, adj. Stupid, lacking in discernment (m. and s.Sc. 1954). Common in n.Eng. dial., from which this is a recent Sc. borrowing.Ags. 1933 W. Muir Mrs Ritchie xxxi.:
Man, did I say? A thowless, pithless, gaumless . . .
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"Goamless adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 23 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/goamless>
