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GAWK
lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk
(noun) an awkward stupid person
goggle, gape, gawp, gawk
(verb) look with amazement; look stupidly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
gawk (plural gawks)
A cuckoo.
A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.
Etymology 2
Verb
gawk (third-person singular simple present gawks, present participle gawking, simple past and past participle gawked)
To stare or gape stupidly.
To stare conspicuously.
Synonym: Thesaurus:stare
Source: Wiktionary
Gawk, n. Etym: [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. géac cuckoo, Sw. gök, Dan. giög]
1. A cuckoo. Johnson.
2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. Carlyle.
Gawk, v. i.
Definition: To act like a gawky.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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