gaby

¹

[ gey-bee ]

noun

, British Dialect.

, plural ga·bies.

1. a fool.

Gaby

²

[ gab-ee ]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Gabriella.

gaby

/ ˈɡeɪbɪ /

noun

1. archaic.
   a simpleton

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaby¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaby¹

C18: of unknown origin

Example Sentences

Additionally, Gaby Hoffmann showed off a natural below the belt look during her multi-episode arc on the super trendy Girls.

From The Daily Beast

Copyright © 2012 by Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.

From The Daily Beast

One clerk in Beverly Hills, Gaby Flores, said the store has been getting a lot of calls for the supplement.

From The Daily Beast

Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) and Gaby (Eva Longoria Parker) keep secrets from one another.

From The Daily Beast

Gaby Dalkin takes out her high-end olive oil and blends it with balsamic vinegar to pour over caprese salad.

From The Daily Beast

Why, ye gaby, ye might as well ask me does a pianny lay eggs.

From Project Gutenberg

It owed not a little of its charm, I suspect, to the fact that none of the correspondents had seen Gaby.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bishop made the mistake at the beginning of calling upon the Censor to suppress Gaby.

From Project Gutenberg

I suppose you want me to marry that great gaby, Sir Denis Fabian, you are for ever inviting to the house?

From Project Gutenberg

His nose, broken at the bridge and thick at the end, gave him the wondering look of a gaby in the streets of Paris.

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