gumby
Noun
Meaning
gumby (plural gumbies)
(climbing, slang, sometimes derogatory) An inexperienced climber.
Synonyms
Phrases with the word
Examples
[Ed Grimley] lives in a retirement home in New Jersey. It's called the Retirement Home in New Jersey for Characters Who Were Interesting in the '80s for About an Hour. He's there with the Whiners, Gumby and Jon Lovitz's 'That's the ticket' guy.
The essence of Gumby is that he makes children feel safe. He's their greatest pal.
I can put my legs behind my head and sing 'Happy Birthday.' Because that's something that me and my friends used to do when we were in gymnastics class as kids, and I can still do it. I was doing it since I was 8 and 9. They used to call me Gumby. Very bendy.
FYI - "Cars" is CGI (Computer Generated Images), not Claymation (that's Gumby, etc).
Here is a picture of Gumby saving a cow by feeding it vegemite, which every Aussie knows is yeast extract.
Gluten-free bread will (in my experience) never be featherlight, whirled full of air like a French baguette, or spongy and bendable, like my old Gumby and Pokey dolls.