gobe-mouche
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French gobe-mouche. See gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Noun
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).
Pronunciation
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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