gobemouche

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noun

A naive, gullible person.

OriginFrench gobemouche →
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Meanings

noungobemouche (plural gobemouches)

plural gobemouches · alternative gobe-mouche

  1. A naive, gullible person.

Origin

  1. Frenchgobemouche
  2. Englishgobemouche

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

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APA

gobemouche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobemouche

MLA

“gobemouche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobemouche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gobemouche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gobemouche.

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