gaw
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
- Letters
- 3
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Definition of gaw
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
name
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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name
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
verb
- (obsolete)To gape or stare.
intj
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An expletive expressing disbelief, disdain, or horror
“"Gaw!" he whispered, "I don' like dead bodies some'ow! I'd almost rather that chap was alive."”
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Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic gall (“foreigner or stranger”), meaning: * (Ireland) a person from Wales or England who immigrated after the Norman invasion, or * (Scotland) a person from Scandinavia or the English-speaking lowlands.
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