Gobdaw

n.

Heard in Wexford, Tipperary, Dublin and Galway

See eejit. Incidentally, gob means mouth.

Yern some gobdaw is all

Posh English

You are merely a monumental simpleton.

Same phrase, other counties

• Tipperary
• Dublin
• Galway
• Wexford (not in the dictionary)

Related terms

• GobThe mouth, often used to describe someone who talks too much or has a cheeky attitude.
• Mouth like a Lough Erne pikeA person with a large or loud mouth.
• Shut your mouth before the birds start nesting in itStop gawping and close your mouth.
• Some class of an eejitEven more stupider (sic) than an eejit.
• Lob the gobAn expression used to describe the initiation of a passionate kiss, often without the…
• EejitProbably the most overused Irish word, means idiot. Most often used in a derogatory sense.