gobe-mouche

English

Alternative forms

gobemouche

Etymology

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

Noun

gobe-mouche (plural gobe-mouches)

A naive, gullible person.

French

Alternative forms

gobemouche

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɔb.muʃ/
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Noun

gobe-mouche m (plural gobe-mouches)

flycatcher
a naive, gullible person

Further reading

“gobe-mouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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