gaby
noun
a fool.
gaby
1 American
[gey-bee]
/ ˈgeɪ bi /
noun
British Dialect.
gabies
plural
Gaby
2
American
[gab-ee]
/ ˈgæb i /
noun
gaby
British
/ ˈɡeɪbɪ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of gaby
First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Here's my heart broken, that's all; and Elsworthy standing gaping like a gaby as he is.
From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
Why, ye gaby, ye might as well ask me does a pianny lay eggs.
From Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War by Dunne, Finley Peter
"A gaby who bows low in my presence," replied the Duke.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
Who but a gaby ever spoke ill of a woman to her sweetheart?
From The Virginians by Thackeray, William Makepeace
What are you gaping like a great gaby for?
From The Scarlet Stigma A Drama in Four Acts by Smith, James Edgar
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