gobshite

English

Etymology

From gob (“mouth”) +‎ shite (“excrement”).

Pronunciation

• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒbˌʃaɪt/

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Noun

gobshite (plural gobshites)

1. (Ireland, British, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.

   What's that gobshite talking about now?

2. (Ireland, British, slang, offensive, vulgar) A person of very poor judgment and unpleasant character.
   • 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 191:

     LaTisha [...] left school a head-banging argumentative gobshite with no qualifications who wouldnʼt take no orders from no one

Usage notes

• The collective expression shower of gobshites ("group of idiots") is quite common in Ireland.

Translations

one who engages in nonsensical chatter

• Finnish: paskanjauhaja
• French: ^{(please verify)} fouille-merde (fr) m
• German: Schwätzer (de) m, Großmaul (de) n, Klugscheißer (de) m
• Italian: coglione (it) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: drittslenger m

• Swedish: skitsnackare c pl

person of very poor judgment

• French: mange-merde (fr) m
• Italian: coglione (it) m, mezzasega (it) f