English

Noun

badaud ‎(plural badauds)

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

French

Etymology

From Old Provençal badau, from badar, from Latin batare, probably ultimately imitative of yawning or gaping. Related to English abash.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bado/

Noun

badaud m ‎(plural badauds)

1. onlooker, bystander, rubbernecker