gob·shite (g b sh t )n. Chiefly British Slang A person regarded as mean or contemptible. [Perhaps ultimately from obsolete gobshite, wad of expectorated chewing tobacco or tobacco juice : gob + dialectal shite, excrement (from Middle English shiten, to defecate, from Old English *sc tan; see skei- in Indo-European roots).] |
gobshite [ˈgɒbˌʃaɪt]
n
Slang a stupid person
[from gob3 + shite excrement; see shit]
Usage: This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary. However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use
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