gobemouche

noun

gobe·​mouche

(ˌ)gōb¦müsh

plural gobemouches

-sh(ə̇z)

: a credulous person

especially : one who believes everything he or she hears

as words here cost nothing, the gulping gobemouche is plentifully supplied

—Richard Ford

Word History

Etymology

French, from gober to gulp down, swallow + mouche fly, from Latin musca

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