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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