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coom¹

Where it comes from

From Middle English culme, colme, of unknown origin but probably from or related to Old English col (“coal”). Related to culm and Icelandic kámugur.

noun

  1. uncountable soot, smut
  2. uncountable dust
  3. uncountable grease

coom²

Where it comes from

See come.

verb cooms · cooming · came · coom

  1. pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of come “Not a bit,” replied the Yorkshireman, extending his mouth from ear to ear. “There I lay, snoog in schoolmeasther’s bed long efther it was dark, and nobody coom nigh the pleace. ‘Weel!’ thinks I, ‘he’s got a pretty good start, and if he bean’t whoam by noo, he never will be; so you may coom as quick

coom³

Where it comes from

From Scots coom, of unknown origin.

noun cooms

  1. Scotland The wooden centering on which a bridge is built.
  2. Scotland Anything arched or vaulted.

coom⁴

noun

  1. humorous, slang, sometimes, uncountable Semen.

verb cooms · cooming · came · coomed

  1. humorous, slang, sometimes To ejaculate.

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@misc{coom_2026,
  title = {coom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}