gobshite

English

Etymology

From gob (“mouth”) +‎ shite (“excrement”).

Pronunciation

(Ireland) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɒbˌʃaɪt/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

gobshite (plural gobshites)

(Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.
What's that gobshite talking about now?
(Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang, offensive, vulgar) A person of very poor judgment and unpleasant character.
- 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 191:
  LaTisha [...] left school a head-banging argumentative gobshite with no qualifications who wouldnʼt take no orders from no one

Usage notes

The collective expression shower of gobshites ("group of idiots") is quite common in Ireland and United Kingdom.

Translations

one who engages in nonsensical chatter

French: ^{(please verify)} fouille-merde (fr) m
German: Schwätzer (de) m, Großmaul (de) n, Klugscheißer (de) m
Italian: coglione (it) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: drittslenger m
Swedish: skitsnackare c pl

person of very poor judgment

French: mange-merde (fr) m
Italian: coglione (it) m, mezzasega f

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.