gobe-mouche

• gobemouche

From French gobe-mouche. See gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).

gobe-mouche

1. A naive, gullible person.

From gober (“to swallow whole”) and mouche (“fly”).

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔb.muʃ/

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gobe-mouche m (plural gobe-mouches)

1. alternative form of gobemouche (“flycatcher”)
2. flytrap (plant)

   Synonym: attrape-mouche

3. a naive, gullible person

• gobe-mouche de Vénus

• “gobe-mouche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.