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gobe-mouche

gobe-mouche noun: a naive, gullible person.

Noun

gobe-mouche

  1. A naive, gullible person.

Forms of gobe-mouche

alternative formgobemouche

Origin of gobe-mouche

From French gobe-mouche. See gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).

Questions about gobe-mouche

What does gobe-mouche mean?
Gobe-mouche means a naive, gullible person.
What part of speech is gobe-mouche?
Gobe-mouche is a noun.

Words near gobe-mouche in the dictionary

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

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