English Explanatory Dictionary

Gaw

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
verb
  1. To gape or stare.
intj
  1. An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror

Pronunciation

/ɡɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gaw.wav /ɡɔ/ /ɡɑ/

Word forms

Gaw gaws gawing gawed

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.

Synonyms

fiddlesticks get out of town pull the other one Jeebus Jiminy Cricket 'sblood pfaugh pshaw pooh gorblimey feh

Derived words

gawk
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