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Gawms vs Gawks - What's the difference?

gawms | gawks |

As a noun gawms

is .

As a verb gawks is

(gawk).

gawms

English

Noun

(head)
  • gawks

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (gawk)

  • gawk

    English

    Etymology 1

    From a variant of gowk, from (etyl) gowke, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a cuckoo
  • (Johnson)
  • a fool
  • (Carlyle)

    Etymology 2

    A Middle-Appalachian Americanism, since late 1800s, possibly misconstruing French "gauche," and leading to use of adj gawky for a person or process that is uncoordinated or awkward.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a simpleton, stupid or clumsy person.
  • Etymology 3

    Perhaps from (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To stare or gape stupidly
  • To stare conspicuously.