Gaw
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Gaw¹
Where it comes from
From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”), meaning:
* (Ireland) a person from Wales or England who immigrated after the Norman invasion, or
* (Scotland) a person from Scandinavia or the English-speaking lowlands.
proper noun
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
gaw²
- /ɡɔː/ UK
- /ɡɔ/ US
- /ɡɑ/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
From Middle English gowen (“to stare”), from Old Norse gá.
verb gaws · gawing · gawed
- To gape or stare.
gaw³
- /ɡɔː/ UK
- /ɡɔ/ US
- /ɡɑ/ US, cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔː
Where it comes from
Minced oath for God.
interjection
- An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror "Gaw!" he whispered, "I don' like dead bodies some'ow! I'd almost rather that chap was alive."
