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gawp
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verb (used without object)
Chiefly Northern U.S.
to stare with the mouth open in wonder or astonishment; gape:
Crowds stood gawping at the disabled ship.
Also,
gaup.
Origin:
1720–30;
British
dial., continuing obsolete
galp,
Middle English
galpen,
perhaps blend of
Middle Dutch
galpen
to yawn and
Middle English
gapen
to
gape
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gawp
or
gaup
(ɡɔːp)
—
vb
(often foll by
at
)
slang
(
Brit
) to stare stupidly; gape
[C14
galpen;
probably related to Old English
gielpan
to boast,
yelp
. Compare Dutch
galpen
to yelp]
gaup
or
gaup
—
vb
[C14
galpen;
probably related to Old English
gielpan
to boast,
yelp
. Compare Dutch
galpen
to yelp]
'gawper
or
gaup
—
n
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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