Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.
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Examples
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Badar, from where we get the word badaud, means to stand open-mouthed.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Badar, from where we get the word badaud, means to stand open-mouthed.
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Badar, from where we get the word badaud, means to stand open-mouthed.
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Badar, from where we get the word badaud, means to stand open-mouthed.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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Badar, from where we get the word badaud, means to stand open-mouthed.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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My Larousse* dictionary defines "badaud" as a "promeneur* whose curiosity is easily seduced by a spectacle" (read: the bright red FOR SALE sign weighing on our gate).
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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My Larousse* dictionary defines "badaud" as a "promeneur* whose curiosity is easily seduced by a spectacle" (read: the bright red FOR SALE sign weighing on our gate).
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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My Larousse* dictionary defines "badaud" as a "promeneur* whose curiosity is easily seduced by a spectacle" (read: the bright red FOR SALE sign weighing on our gate).
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My Larousse* dictionary defines "badaud" as a "promeneur* whose curiosity is easily seduced by a spectacle" read: the bright red FOR SALE sign weighing on our gate.
French Word-A-Day: 2006
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My Larousse* dictionary defines "badaud" as a "promeneur* whose curiosity is easily seduced by a spectacle" read: the bright red FOR SALE sign weighing on our gate.
whichbe commented on the word badaud
n. - an idle, markedly stupid individual who believes just about anything and is a half-witted gossip.
May 16, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word badaud
JM is getting ready to spend an evening at the Badaud Club - it's always good to catch up with his peers.
January 31, 2010
bilby commented on the word badaud
Aud, go to your room.
January 31, 2010
qms commented on the word badaud
He wanders in search of the odd,
As willing to mock as applaud -
A voice in the crowd,
A mote in a cloud,
The anchorless gawking badaud.
October 5, 2014