gobshite

Etymology

From gob (“mouth”) + shite (“excrement”).

noun

  1. (Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang, offensive, vulgar) One who engages in nonsensical chatter or unwanted conversation.
    What's that gobshite talking about now?
  2. (Ireland, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, slang, offensive, vulgar) A person of very poor judgment and unpleasant character.
    LaTisha … left school a head-banging argumentative gobshite with no qualifications who wouldnʼt take no orders from no one 2019, Bernardine Evaristo, Girl, Woman, Other, Penguin Books (2020), page 191

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