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- Gombeen_man abstract "A Gombeen man is a pejorative Hiberno-English term used in Ireland for a shady, small-time \"wheeler-dealer\" businessman or politician who is always looking to make a quick profit, often at someone else's expense or through the acceptance of bribes. Its origin is the Irish word \"gaimbín\", meaning monetary interest. The term referred originally to a money-lender and became associated with those shopkeepers and merchants who exploited the starving during the Irish Famine by selling much-needed food and goods on credit at ruinous interest rates.".