gombeen

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  Usury.
 * 2)  A moneylender during the.
 * 3)  A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.
 * 1)  A mean, underhanded, corrupt person. Usually applied to politicians.

Adjective

 * 1)  Corrupt, underhanded.
 * They were talking gombeen politics.