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gobby

American  
[gob-ee] / ˈgɒb i /

adjective

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.
gobbier, gobbiest
  1. fat.


gobby British  
/ ˈɡɒbɪ /

adjective

  1. informal loudmouthed and offensive

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of gobby

Of uncertain origin


Example Sentences

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And yes, clearly some of Rishi Sunak's most gobby supporters might have found such a scenario a little tricky.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2022

Second place receives something that’s for giving away: It’s a prank gift box labeled “Emma Dean’s Earwax Candle Kit,” complete with a big photo of a huge gobby brownish candle.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2020

By her teen-age years, McTeer was, in her own words, “a gobby, opinionated political novice who spoke loudly of my beliefs with little respect for anyone else’s opinion.”

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2016

It needs a gobby, headline-grabbing mayor because in such a centralised political system, it's the only way to get anything done.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2016

The walls were painted with thick, gobby epoxy paint, and all the electrical outlets were plugged around the edges with a gooey material.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

He played arguably the best football of his career under the encouraging guidance of Sir Bobby Robson, who described Bellamy as both "a great player" and "the gobbiest footballer I've ever met".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025

Amid the shanty towns of one of the world's poorest countries idols do not come bigger than the striker Sir Bobby Robson dubbed "the gobbiest footballer I've ever met".

From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2010

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