gaby

[ gey-bee ]

/ ˈgeɪ bi /

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noun, plural ga·bies.British Dialect.

a fool.

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Origin of gaby

First recorded in 1790–1800; origin uncertain

Words nearby gaby

Gaborone, Gabriel, Gabrieli, Gabriella, Gabrilowitsch, gaby, G/A con., gad, gadabout, Gadarene, Gaddafi

Other definitions for gaby (2 of 2)

Gaby

[ gab-ee ]

/ ˈgæb i /

noun

a female given name, form of Gabriella.

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How to use gaby in a sentence

Additionally, Gaby Hoffmann showed off a natural below the belt look during her multi-episode arc on the super trendy Girls.
Madonna Took a Selfie of Her Hairy Armpit. So What?|Amy Zimmerman|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Copyright © 2012 by Robin Gaby Fisher and Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.
Inside Tania Head’s Terrible 9/11 Lie: ‘The Woman Who Wasn’t There’|Robin Gaby Fisher, Angelo J. Guglielmo, Jr.|April 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One clerk in Beverly Hills, Gaby Flores, said the store has been getting a lot of calls for the supplement.
California's Nuclear Freakout|Josh Dzieza, Tricia Romano|March 18, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) and Gaby (Eva Longoria Parker) keep secrets from one another.
Here Comes the TV Season!|Jace Lacob|September 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Gaby Dalkin takes out her high-end olive oil and blends it with balsamic vinegar to pour over caprese salad.
The Secrets to Buying Olive Oil|Jill Donenfeld|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Why, ye gaby, ye might as well ask me does a pianny lay eggs.
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War|Finley Peter Dunne
It owed not a little of its charm, I suspect, to the fact that none of the correspondents had seen Gaby.
The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd
The Bishop made the mistake at the beginning of calling upon the Censor to suppress Gaby.
The Book of This and That|Robert Lynd
I suppose you want me to marry that great gaby, Sir Denis Fabian, you are for ever inviting to the house?
The Black Moth|Georgette Heyer
His nose, broken at the bridge and thick at the end, gave him the wondering look of a gaby in the streets of Paris.
Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for gaby

gaby

/ (ˈɡeɪbɪ) /

noun plural -bies

archaic, or dialect a simpleton

Word Origin for gaby

C18: of unknown origin

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