gobdaw
/ˈɡɒbdɔː
/noun informal, chiefly Irish
A foolish or pretentious person.And all the time fighting at sleep to make a mental note of gobdaws in the media and on county board/officialdom who don't know what they are taking about....
- Gubu Nation's 311 pages are filled with all manner of uniquely Irish weirdos, gobdaws, sleeveens, gombeens and yahoos.
- For instance, some gobdaw gets up and says it it not right to have people drinking on out streets and so we have by-laws covering what is or can be a very civilised practice.
Origin
1960s: of unknown origin; compare with Irish gabhdán 'gullible person'.