gumby

/guhmbee/ , n. [from a class of Monty Python characters, poss. with some
influence from the 1960s claymation character] 1. An act of minor but
conspicuous stupidity, often in gumby maneuver or pull a gumby. 2. [NRL] n.
A bureaucrat, or other technical incompetent who impedes the progress of
real work. 3. adj. Relating to things typically associated with people in
sense 2. (e.g. Ran would be writing code, but Richard gave him gumby work
that's due on Friday , or, Dammit! Travel screwed up my plane tickets. I
have to go out on gumby patrol.

