gudgeon

Meaning

Noun

1. A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia.
2. Cottus bairdii, more widely known as mottled sculpin.
3. Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait.
4. Other fish, similar in appearance, principally in families Butidae and Eleotridae, but also in others.
5. A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
6. Something used to lure or tempt; bait, a lure.

Verb

1. To deprive (someone) fraudulently; to cheat, to dupe.
2. To take the bait; to be defrauded or duped.

Synonyms

Gobio gobio

pivot

simp

simpleton

slob

stupid

lawyer

tomfool

ling

goon

zany

lummox

lush

maria

eelpout

cusk

mother eel

mud blower

freshwater cod

burbot

imbecile

bolt

goby

journal

lug

minnow

moron

mutt

nincompoop

noodle

oaf

pedestal

sucker

trunnion

wrist

rudder gudgeon

lingcod

Gobio

screw bolt

threaded bolt

cross arm

lug support

spindle nose

gate hook

carrier frame

bearer

ling-cod

booby

bracket

carriage

carrier

chair

🪑

chump

console

coot

cradle

dimwit

dolt

dope

duffer

dupe

fool

gander

goof

groundling

gull

hinge

ignoramus

jackass

Hyphenated as

gud‧geon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʌdʒən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: gojoun

In summary

The noun is derived from Late Middle English gojoun [and other forms], from Old French gojon, goujon (“gudgeon”), from Late Latin gōbiōnem, the accusative of gōbiō, the augmentative of Latin gōbius (“gudgeon”), from Ancient Greek κωβῐός (kōbiós, “fish of the gudgeon kind”), probably of Semitic origin. The English word is a doublet of goby and goujon.
The verb is derived from the noun.