gaby
noun
a fool.
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gaby
1 American
[gey-bee]
/ ˈgeɪ bi /
noun
British Dialect.
gabies
plural
Gaby
2
American
[gab-ee]
/ ˈgæb i /
noun
gaby
British
/ ˈɡeɪbɪ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gaby
First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Send him up, gaby, and I will prepare her!
From My Lady Rotha A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.
It does not take an Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu to see that, gaby!
From The Man in Black by Weyman, Stanley John
"What is the gaby doing, standing there like a gawk?" she shrieked.
From Shrewsbury A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.
Nothing at all in itself—the marine officer is a bit of a gaby, and takes offence where none is meant.
From Peter Simple by Marryat, Frederick
He was guided by Miss Loach all his life, and now she's dead, he goes about like a gaby.
From The Secret Passage by Hume, Fergus
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