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Definition of gorb in English: gorbnoun ɡɔːb Northern Irish informal A greedy person. all greedy gorbs will confirm there is always room for dessert Example sentencesExamples - Ever the gorb, I speared a neighbouring lamb chop and chewed down on a succulent morsel which was complemented with a minty gravy.
- Call me a greedy gorb, but I have never been a fan of ready meals due to their skimpy proportions.
- I do hope they announce which is limited before the pre-sale ends, greedy gorbs.
- You could have bread and butter, bread and jam, but never bread, butter and jam, which stigmatised you as a greedy gorb.
- It was a mighty fine fry which, for gorbs like me, proves a worthy but not unbeatable challenge.
verbɡɔːb [with object]Northern Irish informal Eat a large amount of (food) greedily. I am prone to gorbing the odd fresh cream bun Example sentencesExamples - Years of haggis gorbing convince me that a sound, middle-range claret is ideal.
- As a child I attended lodge social evenings to gorb cakes and whatever else remained on plates.
- They gorbed all their toffees and selection boxes and went back to bed.
- She's a well-built gal who goes gorbing through the fridge.
- I'd learned was not to run to Mum with a sore stomach as it would likely result in a sore bum ‘for gorbing yoursel’ on all them sweeties’.
Origin Mid 17th century: of unknown origin; perhaps related to gobble1. |