English
gobemouche
Gobemouche comes from French gobemouche ‘flycatcher (bird)’.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgobemouche‘flycatcher (bird)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgobemouche‘flycatcher (bird)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from French gobemouche
Today it means
noun A naive, gullible person.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French gobemouche / gobemouche