gawk.
A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
Meaning & usage
A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.
Where this word comes from
From a variant of gowk, from Middle English gowke, goke, from Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (“cuckoo”). Cognate with Danish gøg, Swedish gök, German Gauch, Old English ġēac. Compare also French gauche, and English gawky and gallock.
To stare or gape stupidly.
To stare conspicuously.
To suck.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from English dialectal gaw (“to stare; gawk”) + -k, as in talk, stalk, etc., ultimately from Old Norse gá (“to heed”).
A conspicuous or stupid stare or gape; an instance of gawking.
Where this word comes from
Perhaps from English dialectal gaw (“to stare; gawk”) + -k, as in talk, stalk, etc., ultimately from Old Norse gá (“to heed”).
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