gobemouche
English
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editEtymology
editFrom French gobemouche. See gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Noun
editgobemouche (plural gobemouches)
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgobemouche m (plural gobemouches)
- flycatcher
- a naive, gullible person
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “gobemouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.