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Gaw

name
/ɡɔː/UK/ɡɔ/US

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”), meaning: * (Ireland) a person from Wales or England who immigrated after the Norman invasion, or * (Scotland) a person from Scandinavia or the English-speaking lowlands.

  1. derived from gá
  2. inherited from gowen — “to stare”

Definitions

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

  2. To gape or stare.

  3. An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror

    • "Gaw!" he whispered, "I don' like dead bodies some'ow! I'd almost rather that chap was alive."

The neighborhood

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