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gawk

gawk [ gawk ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle gawked, present participle gawk·ing, 3rd person present singular gawks)
Definition:
 
stare: to stare stupidly or rudely ( informal )



noun  (plural gawks)
Definition:
 
clumsy person: somebody regarded as awkward or clumsy ( dated insult )

[Late 17th century. Origin ?]

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See gaze.

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