Pronounced: an-tuh-no-MAY-zhuh (alt: an-tun-no-MAY-zhee-uh), noun
Notes: A good word to know; this kind of thing is relatively common
Yesterday’s word
The word gobemouche is “a gullible or credulous person”
First usage
This word came into English in the early 1800s
Background / Comments
The word comes from French gobe-mouche (flycatcher, sucker), from gober (to suck or swallow) with mouche (fly).
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