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.