Gaw
//ɡɔː// intj, name, verb
intj, name, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To gape or stare. obsolete
Intj
- 1 An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror
""Gaw!" he whispered, "I don' like dead bodies some'ow! I'd almost rather that chap was alive.""
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Example
More examples""Gaw!" he whispered, "I don' like dead bodies some'ow! I'd almost rather that chap was alive.""
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”), meaning: * (Ireland) a person from Wales or England who immigrated after the Norman invasion, or * (Scotland) a person from Scandinavia or the English-speaking lowlands.
Etymology 2
From Middle English gowen (“to stare”), from Old Norse gá.
Etymology 3
Minced oath for God.
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