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badaud

badaud noun: a person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.

Noun

badaud (plural badauds)

  1. A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.
    • Pall Mall Magazine
      a host of stories […] dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris.

Forms of badaud

pluralbadauds

Origin of badaud

From Occitan to French From French badaud.

Questions about badaud

What does badaud mean?
Badaud means a person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.
What part of speech is badaud?
Badaud is a noun.
What is the plural of badaud?
The plural of badaud is badauds.

Words near badaud in the dictionary

  1. badassery
  2. badasses
  3. badassitude
  4. badassness
  5. badassy
  6. badaud
  7. badauds
  8. Badawi
  9. Badawis
  10. badazz
  11. badazzes

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