Gawby

=

A simpleton

In the black country we say:

Gawby

This translates to:

A simpleton

Example Sentence
Don't be such a gawby, think before yow speak!
Description
A dialect word used in the Black Country (and elsewhere) to refer to a foolish person, an idiot, or a simpleton. Related to 'gawp' or 'gawk'.

Random Black Country Slang!

Franzy, Yawl, Ond, Owt, Shed, Forid, Trussen, Babby, Swelth, Jeth, Snitch, Cog-nogger, Cootin, Fun, Wenching, Weem, Skraze, Unitick, Tekin, Ow bist, Dahb, Wench, Wum, Yed, Afower, Ait, Trapes, Sup, Gammitin, Sate,