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Gowk vs Gonk - What's the difference?

gowk | gonk |

As nouns the difference between gowk and gonk

is that gowk is (northern england|scotland) a cuckoo while gonk is a small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops.

As verbs the difference between gowk and gonk

is that gowk is to make foolish; to stupefy while gonk is to sleep.

gowk

English

Noun

(s)
  • (Northern England, Scotland) A cuckoo.
  • A fool.
  • * 1816 , , Old Mortality , ch. 8:
    • "Ill-fard, crazy, crack-brained gowk , that she is!" exclaimed the housekeeper.
  • * 1976 , , Falstaff :
    • God has sent me gowks for secretaries.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make foolish; to stupefy.
    • (Ben Jonson)

    gonk

    English

    (wikipedia gonk)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small furry toy like an ersatz teddy bear, popularized in wartime when production of real teddies stops.
  • A stupid or dull person.
  • (UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.

    • Synonyms

    * (stupid person) see * (sense, prostitute's client) see

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    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To sleep.
  • (US, slang) To lie; to tell an untruth

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