gawk

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
2. A fool; a simpleton; a stupid or clumsy person.

Verb

1. To stare or gape stupidly.
2. To stare conspicuously.
3. (colloquial, vulgar) To suck.

Concepten

aangapen

dom kijken

gapen

beschouwen

gadeslaan

aanschouwen

sul

waarnemen

slungel

lummel

uilskuiken

Synoniemen

gape

goggle

stare

gawp

rubberneck

lubber

gaze

clod

lump

goon

lout

lummox

oaf

cuckoo

stumblebum

gaper

gaze at

glare

goose

🪿

half-wit

klutz

loafer

look

loon

moron

mug

nincompoop

ninny

nitwit

ogle

palooka

schlep

see

👀

sideboard

simpleton

stand gaping

take in

shlep

turkey

twit

wally

watch

⌚

weenie

widen

goofball

gubbins

open wide

stupid person

maladroit person

schlepper

Vertalingen

embasbacar-se

badauder

béer

bayer aux corneilles

Tölpel

esnemek

ver

👀

bobo

glotzen

anglotzen

ficar boquiaberto

badar

Gimpel

gaffen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɡɔːk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: gowke

Verwant aan Deens: gøg

Verwant aan Zweeds: gök

Verwant aan Duits: Gauch

Verwant aan Oudengels: ġēac

Verwant aan Frans: gauche

Verwant aan Engels: gawky

In summary

From a variant of gowk, from Middle English gowke, goke, from Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (“cuckoo”). Cognate with Danish gøg, Swedish gök, German Gauch, Old English ġēac.
Compare also French gauche, and English gawky and gallock.