to gawk at sb/sth

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gawk v. [~ + at]

to stare stupidly or with astonishment:onlookers gawking at the car accident.

gawk v.i.

to stare stupidly;
gape:The onlookers gawked at arriving celebrities.

an awkward, foolish person.

1775–85; apparently representing Old English word meaning fool, equivalent. to ga(gol) foolish + -oc -ock; used attributively in gawk hand, gallock hand left hand

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gawk /ɡɔːk/ n

a clumsy stupid person; lout

(intransitive) to stare in a stupid way; gape

Etymology: 18th Century: from Old Danish gaukr; probably related to gape

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