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    gowk
    /ɡaʊk/

    noun

    • 1. an awkward or foolish person (often used as a general term of abuse).
    • 2. a cuckoo.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › gowkGowk Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. ˈgəu̇k, ˈgäk, ˈgōk. plural -s. 1. dialectal, British : cuckoo. 2. dialectal, British : simpleton, fool, gawk. sat there all evening like a great gowk Flora Thompson. gowk. 2 of 2. intransitive verb. ˈgəu̇k. -ed/-ing/-s. chiefly Scottish. : to gaze or stare vacantly. Word History. Etymology. Noun.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGOWK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    gowk. 2 meanings: Scottish and Northern England dialect 1. a foolish person 2. a cuckoo.... Click for more definitions.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › gowkGOWK Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    noun. a stupid person; fool. a cuckoo. “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of gowk 1.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › gowk_ngowk, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the noun gowk is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for gowk is from around 1325. gowk is a borrowing from early Scandinavian.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › gowkGowk - definition of gowk by The Free Dictionary

    gowk. (ɡaʊk) n. 1. a stupid person; fool. 2. (Animals) a cuckoo. [from Old Norse gaukr cuckoo; related to Old High German gouh] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014.

  7. wordsmith.org › words › gowkA.Word.A.Day --gowk - Wordsmith.org

    Jan 11, 2022 · A rock that just stands and stares is also called a gowk, though Milton may have a more favorable opinion of such a rock. Also see cloud-cuckoo-land. USAGE: “You can find a gowk and send him off to get an unobtainable item (like striped paint or a one-ended stick).”.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › gowkgowk - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Aug 18, 2024 · gowk (plural gowks) (Geordie) An apple core. (Geordie, obsolete) The central part of any thing; pith; core. [until early 20th c.] (dialectal) The hard centre of a boil or sore. (dialectal) The yolk of an egg. (dialectal) The inner part of a haystack.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › gowk_vgowk, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb gowk. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › gowkGowk Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    verb. To make foolish; to stupefy. Wiktionary. Advertisement. Other Word Forms of Gowk. Noun. Singular: gowk. Plural: gowks. Origin of Gowk. From the Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”). From Wiktionary. Find Similar Words. Find similar words to gowk using the buttons below.

  11. www.wordnik.com › words › gowkgowk - definition and meaning - Wordnik

    noun A cuckoo. noun A stupid fellow; a gawk. See gawk, 2. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English. transitive verb obsolete To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. noun (Zoöl.) The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky. noun A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.