gawk
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8.1
- noun
- /ɡɔk/
- Offensive
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- There was power in her solitary gawk, her stride over the ice plant, past the low.
Examples
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A gaggle of tourists hops out of the coach and gawks at the 230-foot-tall building, pointing cameras at it and capturing what has come to be referred to as "ruin porn."
Academic text (2011) -
Tucker will slap off because Tucker would later say the hat reminded him of that gawk of a man they call the Great Emancipator.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Gal owns the thing, comes by every few days, takes another gawk at the show."
Fiction book (1999) -
Was it like a long stare or a gawk?
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I'm going to say like a gawk.
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To mumble in their beer and gawk
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Walking the entire length of the road (2.5 km or 1.5 miles) should take around two hours, providing ample gawk time.
Blog text (16) -
The tall, gangly boy felt like a gawk among his more coordinated friends at the basketball game.
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During the presentation, she stood awkwardly to the side, her gawk mannerisms drawing attention from the audience.
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He always stood out in class as the gawk, often stumbling over his words and tripping on his feet.
Synonyms
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7.8
A person who acts in a silly or clumsy way
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7.7
A person who is awkward or slow to do things
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8.2
A person who is clumsy and often drops things
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6.4
A clumsy, awkward person who behaves rudely or carelessly
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7.9
A person who is rude and clumsy in social situations
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7.7
A person who behaves awkwardly and seems slow to understand
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9.9
A man who is clumsy and a little silly
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9.9
A large clumsy person who often knocks things over
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9.9
A person who is clumsy and acts in a silly, awkward way
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9.9
A clumsy person who is awkward in movement or manners
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9.9
A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh
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9.9
A person who is foolish or clumsy
A clumsy person who often drops or breaks things
Idioms
- Informal
To be unable to stop yourself from staring in a rude or amazed way
Compounds
- Informal
An act of standing in public and staring at people without purpose
How Clumsy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gawk for a clumsy or awkward person probably comes from an old word gauk for the bird 'cuckoo'. People long ago used that bird-name to mean a 'fool', so calling someone a gawk suggests they seem silly or awkward.