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gal

noun
/ɡæl/

Etymology

From a dialectal pronunciation of girl, attested since 1795; compare gell, g'hal.

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of gallon.

  2. A young woman or girl

    A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.

  3. A galileo (unit of acceleration).

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Alternative form of Gal..

    2. The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.

    3. Initialism of guardian ad litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent…

      Initialism of guardian ad litem, an individual (often a lawyer) appointed to represent the best interests of a child or incapacitated person for the purpose of a legal procedure.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA