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verb (used without object)
1.
to stare stupidly; gape: The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.
noun
2.
an awkward, foolish person.
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Gawking
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1775–85; apparently representing OE word meaning fool, equivalent to ga(gol) foolish + -oc -ock; used attributively in gawk hand, gallock hand left hand
1775–85; apparently representing OE word meaning fool, equivalent to ga(gol) foolish + -oc -ock; used attributively in gawk hand, gallock hand left hand
Synonyms
1. peer, ogle, gaze, goggle, rubberneck.
1. peer, ogle, gaze, goggle, rubberneck.
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gawk
1785, perhaps from M.E. gowen "to stare," from O.N. ga "to heed." Related: Gawked; gawking.
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