Gaby

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡeɪbi/
• Rhymes: -eɪbi

Alternative forms

• gabey

Origin

Origin uncertain.

Full definition of gaby

Noun

1. (regional) A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
• 1902, John Kendrick Bangs, Olympian Nights, ch. 10:"You're a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you're a Hatter!" I shrieked the last epithet.
• 1913, D. H. Lawrence, , :"You pair of gabeys!" she exclaimed. "You'll see him before the night's out."