gobe-mouchecommon nounSyllable Decompositiongobe-moucheEtymologyexpandfrom gober and mouche.Definitions1. {{variant of|gobemouche}}oiseauxexpand2. Carnivorous plant whose sticky stem or certain irritable parts retain or trap flies and other insects that land on it. See apocyn and dionaea.plantesexpand3. Person who has no opinion of their own, who believes without examination all the news that is reported.figurativeexpandOn a forgé cette nouvelle pour se moquer des gobe-mouches.Humph ! voilà un manteau rabattu qui flaire quelque nouvelle. Le gobe-mouche a envie de nous aborder.', Charpentier, 1888}}4. Someone who foolishly occupies themselves with trifles.expandPluralgobe-mouchesTranslations