Gawkling

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who is awkward or gawky rare

    "Under it are two snapshots of my sister, and one of a skinny gawkling dressed to the teeth, with a downward smile; and to this photo of him as suitor my mother added a news clipping no larger than my thumb …"

Example

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"Under it are two snapshots of my sister, and one of a skinny gawkling dressed to the teeth, with a downward smile; and to this photo of him as suitor my mother added a news clipping no larger than my thumb …"

Etymology

From gawk + -ling.

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