gawk
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gawk/ɡɔːk/
▶verb stare openly and stupidly. ▶noun an awkward or shy person.
– derivatives
gawker noun,
gawkish adjective.
gawker noun,
gawkish adjective.
– origin C17 (as n.): perh. rel. to obs. gaw ‘to gaze’, from ON gá ‘heed’.
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