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Английский Этимологический словарь - gawk

 
 

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Gawk

gawk
- 1785, perhaps from M.E. gowen "to stare," from O.N. ga "to heed." Gawky (1724) is from gawk hand "left hand" (1703), perhaps a contraction of gaulick, thus "gaulish hand," derogatory slang that could have originated during some period of strained Anglo-Fr. relations.
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1.
  ~ v to look at something for a long time, in a way that looks stupid + a  (Don't just stand there gawking at those girls!) ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
2.
  (gawks, gawking, gawked) To gawk at someone or something means to stare at them in a rude, stupid, or unthinking way. (INFORMAL) The youth continued to gawk at her and did not answer... Tens of thousands came to gawk. VERB: V at n, V ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
   I. noun  Etymology: probably from English dialect ~ left-handed  Date: 1757 a clumsy stupid person ; lout  II. intransitive verb  Etymology: perhaps alteration of obsolete gaw to stare  Date: 1785 to gape or stare stupidly  • ~er noun GAWKER  noun see gawk II ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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  v. & n. --v.intr. colloq. stare stupidly. --n. an awkward or bashful person. Derivatives gawkish adj. Etymology: rel. to obs. gaw gaze f. ON g{aacute} heed ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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  1. остолоп;, разиня, простофиля 2. неуклюжий человек 3. разг. глазеть разинув рот, таращить глаза don't gawk at it, do something! —- хватит глазеть, делай что-нибудь! ...
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   1. noun остолоп, разиня; простофиля  2. v. смотреть с глупым видом; таращить глаза (at) In the summer, crowds of tourists come to gawk at our famous old buildings. I expect that the Queen does not enjoy being gawked at. ...
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