English

Proper noun

Gaby

1. A female given name, from the French short form of Gabrielle.

French

Proper noun

Gaby

1. A female given name, a pet form of Gabrielle.
2. A male given name, pet form of Gabriel.

English

Alternative forms

• gabey

Noun

gaby ‎(plural gabies)

1. (regional) A stupid, foolish person; a simpleton; a dunce.
   • 1902, John Kendrick Bangs, Olympian Nights, ch. 10:

     "[Y]ou're a jobbernowl and a doodle, a maundering mooncalf and a blockheaded numps, a gaby and a loon; you're a Hatter!" I shrieked the last epithet.

   • 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 2:

     "You pair of gabeys!" she exclaimed. "You'll see him before the night's out."

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡabɨ]

Conjunction

gaby

1. if

Synonyms

• -li
• gaž
• joli

Verb

gaby ‎(defective, invariable)

1. Contraction of gaž by ‎(“if... would”).