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A Writer's Dictionary:

gawk Definition


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gawk (colloq)
verb
    intr
    gawked, gawking
    1. To stare blankly or stupidly; to gawp.
      Thesaurus: stare, look, ogle, gape, gaze, goggle.
noun
    1. derog
      An awkward, clumsy or stupid person.
Etymology: 18c: perhaps from obsolete gaw to stare.



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