GAUM

Etymology 1

Noun

gaum (plural gaums)

(UK, dialectal, rare) Heed; attention.

Verb

gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)

(dialectal, obsolete) To understand; comprehend; consider.

Etymology 2

Verb

gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)

(US and UK, dialects, chiefly, South Midlands, Southern US, Appalachia) To smear.

Etymology 3

Noun

gaum (uncountable)

(Appalachia and other dialects, rare) Grime.

Etymology 4

Noun

gaum (uncountable)

(dialectal, rare) A bit, a small amount.

Etymology 5

Noun

gaum (plural gaums)

(rare, dialectal or colloquial) A useless person.

Etymology 6

Verb

gaum (third-person singular simple present gaums, present participle gauming, simple past and past participle gaumed)

Alternative form of gorm (to make a mess of).

Anagrams

• GUAM, Guam, Guma, MUGA, Umag, muga

Source: Wiktionary



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