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French
Etymology
From Old French jobe + -ard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
jobard (feminine jobarde, masculine plural jobards, feminine plural jobardes)
- gullible
- crazy
Derived terms
Noun
jobard m (plural jobards, feminine jobarde)
- simpleton
1972, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “La Ballade des gens qui sont nés quelque part”, in Fernande:Que la vie serait belle en toutes circonstances / Si vous n’aviez tiré du néant ces jobards- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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