gaby

¹ American  

[gey-bee] / ˈgeɪ bi /

noun

British Dialect.

plural

gabies

1. a fool.

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Gaby ² American  

[gab-ee] / ˈgæb i /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Gabriella.

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gaby British  

/ ˈɡeɪbɪ /

noun

1. archaic a simpleton

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Etymology

Origin of gaby

First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

The marine officer is a bit of a gaby, and takes offence where none is meant.

From Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 by Marryat, Frederick

"Well, then, you gaby," said the soldier good-humouredly, "go straight to La Tournelle; you know where it is?"

From El Dorado, an adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness

I daresay I made a gaby of myself to the world.

From Thackeray by Trollope, Anthony

Besides, I like the fellow; he's a first-rate painter, you know; and where Art is concerned I'm a perfect gaby.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm

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

From Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Balzac, Honoré de