GAWK


Meaning of GAWK in English

I. ˈgȯk noun

Etymology: probably from English dialect gawk left-handed

Date: 1757

: a clumsy stupid person : lout

II. intransitive verb

Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare

Date: 1785

: to gape or stare stupidly

• gawk·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.