Gaby

Quick meaning: Gaby is a noun meaning (UK, regional) A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.

Meaning

(UK, regional) A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.

Example Sentences

I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world

"You pair of gabeys!" she exclaimed. "You'll see him before the night's out."

"[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.

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!"

Word Forms

• gabies
• gabey

Synonyms for gaby

Depending on context, synonyms include guffin, nincompoop, fool.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gabby, gabi, know, yup, look, gabbie.

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