different between groom vs goom

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??u?m/
• Rhymes: -u?m

Etymology 1

1604, short for bridegroom (“husband-to-be”), from Middle English brydgrome, alteration (with intrusive r) of earlier bridegome (“bridegroom”), from Old English br?dguma (“bridegroom”), from br?d (“bride”) + guma (“man, hero”). In Middle English, the second element was re-analyzed as or influenced by grom, grome (“attendant”). Guma derives from Proto-Germanic *gumô (“man, person”), from Proto-Indo-European *d???m?m?; it is cognate to Icelandic gumi and Norwegian gume and, ultimately, human.

Noun

groom (plural grooms)

1. A man who is about to marry.

   Synonym: bridegroom

Coordinate terms

• bride
• bride-to-be

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English grom, grome (“man-child, boy, youth”), of uncertain origin. Apparently related to Middle Dutch grom (“boy”), Old Icelandic grómr, gromr (“man, manservant, boy”), Old French gromme (“manservant”), from the same Proto-Germanic root. Possibly from Old English gr?ma, from Proto-Germanic *gr?mô, related to *gr?an? (“to grow”), though uncertain as *gr?an? was used typically of plants; its secondary meaning being "to turn green".

Alternative etymology describes Middle English grom, grome as an alteration of gome (“man”) with an intrusive r (also found in bridegroom, hoarse, cartridge, etc.), with the Middle Dutch and Old Icelandic cognates following similar variation of their respective forms.

Noun

groom (plural grooms)

1. A person who cares for horses.
2. One of several officers of the English royal household, chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department.

   the groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole

3. A brushing or cleaning, as of a dog or horse.

   Give the mare a quick groom before you take her out.

Synonyms

• ostler

Translations

Verb

groom (third-person singular simple present grooms, present participle grooming, simple past and past participle groomed)

1. To attend to one's appearance and clothing.
2. (transitive) To care for (horses or other animals) by brushing and cleaning them.
3. (transitive) To prepare (someone) for election or appointment.
4. (transitive) To prepare (a ski slope) for skiers by packing down the snow.
5. (transitive) To attempt to gain the trust of (somebody, especially a minor) with the intention of subjecting them to abusive or exploitative behaviour such as sexual abuse or human trafficking.
6. (transitive, software engineering) In agile software development, to review and prioritize the items in the development backlog.

Related terms

• groomed
• grooming
• bridegroom

Translations

Further reading

• Groom in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

Anagrams

• Mogor

English

Etymology 1

A dialectal variant of gum.

Noun

goom (plural gooms)

1. (obsolete outside dialects) Alternative form of gum
   • 1738 November 24, Richard Kay, Diary:

     November 24. This Day I've spent some Time in my Closet, have been but ill to Day of Tumour in my Goom which is this Afternoon burst.

   • 1833, Asa Greene, The Life and Adventures of Dr. Dodimus Duckworth, volume 2, page 5:

     "I'm cutting the goom," replied the student.

     "You've got the wrong tooth," roared the man.

   • 1898, The Outlook, page 69:

     Oh, just put a little hunk on the ‘ goom ’ over the tooth. I s'pose it kind o' stim-a-lates it."

   • 1907, William Carew Hazlitt, English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases:

     Soon in the goom [gum], quick in the womb.

   • 1949, Cleone N. Collins, in an article published in Tic, the journal of the Ticonium Company:

     "And Doc will you take a look at my ‘goom’? I want my plates tight, so they won't drop or bob. Say Doc, will I be able to eat corn on the cob?"

   • 1973, Northwest dentistry, volume 52, page 94:

     Why didn't you just pull it? My goom still has a sore where you put that needle.

Etymology 2

Noun

goom (uncountable)

1. (especially Australia) methylated spirits.
   • 1988, Ruby Langford, Susan Hampton, Don't Take Your Love to Town, page 106:

     I rushed to see what was wrong and I could smell metho on his breath. 'Robbie, who gave you the goom?'

   • 1993, Mudrooroo, The aboriginal protestors confront the declaration of the Australian Republic, in The Mudrooroo/Müller Project: A Theatrical Casebook ?ISBN, page 107

     THE BUREAUCRAT I didn't touch him; I didn't touch him. The goom's got him.

     BOB He doesn't drink, mate. His system's not up to it.

   • 2000, Herb Wharton, Unbranded ?ISBN

     "No, don't bother, it's only a bottle of goom."

   • 2007, James Maxey, Bitterwood ?ISBN, page 181:

     He popped the cork to unleash the powerful, musk- sharp stench of goom, a powerful alcohol distilled from wild swamp cabbage and seasoned with cayenne. […] The goom spilled all over his torso. The burning sensation wasn't unpleasant.

   • 2009, Chloe Hooper, Tall Man: The Death of Doomadgee ?ISBN, page 200:

     Zillman: "And he also had some goom, didn't he?"

     Kidner: "Yeah, methylated spirits."

References

• goom in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Moog, gomo, mogo

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch gome, goom. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gaumaz, *gaum? (“attention”).

Noun

goom m (uncountable)

1. (archaic) attention, gaum

   Synonyms: aandacht, attentie

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English guma.

Noun

goom

1. Alternative form of gome (“man”)
   • a. 1450, Arthur (Marquis of Bath's MS):

     Kynges & Erles Echon. Þes were; & many anoþer goom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gaumr.

Noun

goom

1. Alternative form of gome (“regard”)