Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gawk"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gawk \Gawk\, n. [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr
cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. g['e]ac
cuckoo, Sw. g["o]k, Dan. gi["o]g]
1. A cuckoo. --Johnson.
2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gawk \Gawk\, v. i.
To act like a gawky.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gawk
n : an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {klutz}, {clod}, {stumblebum},
{goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump}]
v : look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {goggle}, {gape}, {gawp}]
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