gawk

¹gawk

noun \ˈgȯk\

Definition of GAWK

: a clumsy stupid person : lout

Examples of GAWK

1. <thought that the linebackers were dumb gawks until he got to know them better>

Origin of GAWK

probably from English dialect gawk left-handed

First Known Use: 1757

Related to GAWK

Synonyms

clod, clodhopper, oaf, hulk, lout, lubber, lug, lump, Neanderthal, palooka

Related Words

chump, loser, schlemiel (also shlemiel), turkey; slouch; airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, blunderer, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dumbbell, dumbhead, dum-dum, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, galoot [slang], gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simp, simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo; anthropoid, ape, beast, boor, brute, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, louse, skunk, snake, stinker, tyke (also tike) [chiefly British], villain; booby, fool, goose, loony (also looney), lunatic, madman, nut; featherbrain, scatterbrain; rascal, rogue, scamp

Near Antonyms

brain, brainiac, egghead, genius, intellectual, sage, thinker, whiz, wizard

Rhymes with GAWK

auk, balk, calk, caulk, chalk, hawk, Koch, Sauk, squawk, stalk, talk, walk

²gawk

intransitive verb

Definition of GAWK

: to gape or stare stupidly

— gawk·er noun

Examples of GAWK

1. a crowd of gawking tourists
2. <couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby>

Origin of GAWK

perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare

First Known Use: 1785

Related to GAWK

Synonyms

blink, gape, gawp [chiefly British], gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare

Related Words

glare, gloat, glower; consider, eye, fixate, observe, regard, watch; leer, ogle; peruse, pore (over), study; outface, outstare, stare down

Near Antonyms

glance, glimpse, peek, peep; browse, dip (into), scan; wink (at)