gobeur

French

Etymology

From gober +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔ.bœʁ/

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Noun

gobeur m (plural gobeurs, feminine gobeuse)

1. a swallower, someone who swallows
2. (figurative) an easy and often gullible believer, someone who believes everything people say without their own judgment
3. (France, slang) a drug user, especially one who uses hallucinogens

Further reading

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