GAWK Meaning of GAWK in English ■ verb stare openly and stupidly. ■ noun an awkward or shy person.Derivatives~er noun~ish adjective OriginC17 (asnoun): perh. related to obs. gaw 'to gaze', from ON gá 'heed'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004