/gawk/ , v.i.
1. to stare stupidly; gape: The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.
n.
2. an awkward, foolish person.
[ 1775-85; appar. repr. OE word meaning fool, equiv. to ga ( gol ) foolish + -oc -OCK; used attributively in gawk hand, gallock hand left hand ]
Syn. 1. peer, ogle, gaze, goggle, rubberneck.