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gobdaws

gobdaws is the plural of gobdaw.

Meaning of gobdaw

Noun

gobdaw (plural gobdaws)

  1. (Ireland, slang) A foolish or pretentious person.
    • The ignorant self-opinionated sod-minded suet-brained ham-faced mealy-mouthed streptococcus-ridden gang of natural gobdaws!1968, Myles Na Gopaleen, The Best of Myles: A Selection from ‘Cruiskeen Lawn’, MacGibbon and Kee, page 81

Questions about gobdaws

What is gobdaws the plural of?
Gobdaws is the plural of gobdaw.

Words near gobdaws in the dictionary

  1. gobbo
  2. gobboes
  3. gobbos
  4. gobby
  5. gobdaw
  6. gobdaws
  7. gobe-mouche
  8. Gobel
  9. Gobelin
  10. Gobelin scarlet
  11. Gobelins

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