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Gasp

//ɡɑːsp// adj, intj, noun, verb, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Acronym of globalist, academic, secular and progressive. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

    "Those who dwell outside of Western Establishment bastions are not idiots just because they do not mouth the pieties of GASP. Some of them can write very well. There are other traditions, you know. They could write for Wikipedia, if you let them. But such true openness and genuine tolerance is unacceptable, precisely because those other traditions fail to pay exclusive homage to GASP sources, through which—Wikipedians imagine—all the benefits of global civilization flow."

Intj
  1. 1
    The sound of a gasp. humorous

    "Gasp! What will happen next?"

Noun
  1. 1
    A short, sudden intake of breath.

    "The audience gave a gasp of astonishment"

  2. 2
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open wordnet
  3. 3
    A draw or drag on a cigarette (or gasper). British, slang

    "I'm popping out for a gasp."

Verb
  1. 1
    To draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock. intransitive

    "The audience gasped as the magician disappeared."

  2. 2
    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted wordnet
  3. 3
    To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion; to respire with heaving of the breast; to pant. intransitive

    "We were all gasping when we reached the summit."

  4. 4
    To speak in a breathless manner. transitive

    "The old man gasped his last few words."

  5. 5
    To pant with eagerness or excitement; to show vehement desire.

    "I'm gasping for a cup of tea."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).

Etymology 3

From Middle English gaspen, gayspen (“to gape, outbreathe”), related to and likely derived from Old Norse geispa (“to yawn”) or its descendant Danish gispe, which may be related to gapa (“to gape”).

Etymology 4

Coined by Larry Sanger in 2025.

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