GAL

gal

(noun) alliterative term for girl (or woman)

gallon, gal

(noun) United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

gal

(noun) a unit of gravitational acceleration equal to one centimeter per second per second (named after Galileo)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Proper noun

Gal

Alternative form of Gal.

Symbol

Gal

(metrology) The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.

Anagrams

• AGL, ALG, Alg., GLA, LAG, LGA, lag

Etymology 1

Noun

gal (plural gal or gals)

Abbreviation of gallon.

Etymology 2

Noun

gal (plural gals)

(colloquial) A young woman.

Usage notes

As with many colloquial terms relating to women (including, in some cases, "girl" itself), some may perceive the usage of this term to be derogatory. The word, however, is fairly neutral in and of itself.

Synonyms

• See also girl

Etymology 3

Noun

gal

A galileo (a unit of acceleration).

Anagrams

• AGL, ALG, Alg., GLA, LAG, LGA, lag

Noun

GAL

(legal) Initialism of guardian ad litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person for the purpose of a legal procedure.