Gomer Definition
gōmər
noun
An unsophisticated person; a yokel.
American Heritage Medicine
A patient considered irksome by a health care provider, especially a patient with chronic complaints that are trivial or unresponsive to repeated treatment.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Gomer
Noun
Singular:
gomer
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gomersOrigin of Gomer
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An acronym that stands for "Get Out of My ER". The term was popularized by the 1978 novel The House of God by Samuel Shem (pen-name of Stephen Bergman). In this book, the word is applied to patients who are frequently admitted with complicated but uninspiring and incurable conditions.
From Wiktionary
After Gomer Pyle, yokel character in the television series The Andy Griffith Show
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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