What it means
A gobshite is a loud, annoying eejit who talks absolute shite with total confidence. The gob bit is your mouth, so the whole thing is basically mouth-shite. Handy for the bloke who won’t shut up, acts the maggot, chats big, and hasn’t a clue. You’ll hear it in pubs, matches, and WhatsApp rows, especially when they’re being confidently wrong.
Usage examples
"Did you hear yer man in the meeting claiming he invented WiFi in Donegal? Absolute gobshite. The lads nodded and I nearly choked on me tea."
"Yer man at the pub in Galway was an absolute gobshite all evening, told everyone he played for Manchester United in his youth, and the barman has known his da since school."
"The new commentator on the radio is a gobshite of the highest order, made up three statistics in one half about the local football team, and the listeners ring in to correct him daily."
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