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
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. 2003