Gareth

//ˈɡæɹ.əθ// name, noun, slang

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    cunt. Cockney, slang

    "He's a bit of a Gareth."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.

    "The last tall son of Lot and Bellicent, And tallest, Gareth, in a showerful spring, Stared at the spate."

Example

More examples

"Gareth lives in a house on a hillside in Wales."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Of Old Welsh origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin Gerontius (“old man”), from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”)) or perhaps the word gwareddawg, gwaredd (“gentleness”); see gwâr (“gentle”).

Etymology 2

Cockney rhyming slang based on the name of actor Gareth Hunt.

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