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Definitions for: Gawk
[n] an awkward stupid person
[v] look with amazement; look stupidly
Webster (1913) Definition: Gawk, n. [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr
cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. g['e]ac
cuckoo, Sw. g["o]k, Dan. gi["o]g]
1. A cuckoo. --Johnson.
2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. --Carlyle.
Gawk, v. i.
To act like a gawky.
Synonyms: clod, gape, gawp, goggle, goon, klutz, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum
See Also: clumsy person, look
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