gaw
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9.9
- noun
- Offensive
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zoquete
- He had computer equipment still stamped with the department's name on the side, and he had a lot of other gee-gaws, most for processing evidence.
Examples
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Trinkets and gew-gaws what's been handed down through countless generations of Greater Ambrose.
Fiction book (1994) -
Gaw…
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It's like, gaw, gaw, how do you do it?
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This, of course, only increases boredom—once the glitz of the latest gew-gaw wears thin.
Blog text (9) -
Don't be such a gaw; try to pay attention to what's happening around you.
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The group of friends laughed at their silly neighbor, calling him a real gaw.
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She knew he was a gaw when he tripped over his own feet while walking.
Synonyms
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7.7
A person who behaves awkwardly and seems slow to understand
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
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9.9
A man who seems strange or foolish
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9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
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8.1
A person who is clumsy and often seems not clever
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9.9
A silly or foolish person used as an Australian insult
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9.9
A clumsy person who is slow to understand and often acts foolishly
A clumsy person who often makes silly mistakes
A foolish or awkward person
A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly
A loud rude person who acts foolishly
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gaw is an old dialect form related to gawk and gawky, which give the picture of someone standing open-mouthed and 'awkward'. So a gaw is a 'foolish' or clumsy person.