• Gaw

    Pronunciation

    • IPA: /ɡɔː/

    Origin 1

    Old Norse gá.

    Full definition of gaw

    Verb

    1. (obsolete) to stare or gape

    Origin 2

    minced oath for God

    Interjection

    1. An expletive, expressing disbelief, horror, or disdain
      • 1908, H. G. Wells, The War in the Air Chapter s:The War in the Air/Chapter IX, "Gaw!" he whispered, "I don' like dead bodies some'ow! I'd almost rather that chap was alive."

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