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badaud

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Pall Mall Magazine a host of stories [...] dealing chiefly with the subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic to the badauds of Paris.

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History

Etymology

From Occitan to French From French badaud.