gawp

verb \ˈgȯp, ˈgäp\

: to stare at someone or something in a rude or stupid way

Full Definition of GAWP

intransitive verb

chiefly British

: gawk

— gawp·er \ˈgȯ-pər, ˈgä-\ noun

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English dialect gawp to yawn, gape, from obsolete galp, from Middle English

First Known Use: 1855

Synonyms: blink, gawk, gape [chiefly British], gaze, goggle, peer, rubberneck, stare

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