gaby

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈɡeɪbi//

A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.

noun

1
A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world
His wrath, then, was proportionately violent when he was aware of two boys, who stopped close by him, and one of whom, a fat gaby of a fellow, pointed at him and called him "Young mammy-sick!"
"[Y]ou're a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you're a Hatter!" I shrieked the last epithet.
"You pair of gabeys!" she exclaimed. "You'll see him before the night's out."

Etymology

Uncertain.

Forms

plural: gabies

Gabi · A barangay of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Philippines.Gabriel · A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in…Gabrielle · A female given name from French.

gaby · A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.

Gaby · A female given name from French.gadget · Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be…gag · A device to restrain speech, such as a rag in the mouth…

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