gober

  1. to swallow whole
  2. (figuratively) to believe easily, without evidence; to buy
  3. (France, slang) to ingest drugs, especially ecstasy or LSD

Frequency

20k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɔ.be/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Gaulish *gobbos, from Proto-Celtic *gobbos (“muzzle, snout, beak”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵoph₃o- (“eat, masticate (of animals)”). Compare Irish gob, Scottish Gaelic gob (“beak, bill”) and English gob.

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