gobe·mouche \(ˌ)gōb|müsh\noun (pluralgobe·mouches \-sh(ə̇z)\) Etymology: French, from gober to gulp down, swallow + mouche fly, from Latin musca — more at gobbet, midge : a credulous person; especially: one who believes everything he hears < as words here cost nothing, the gulping gobemouche is plentifully supplied — Richard Ford >