gawp
n.
"fool, simpleton," 1825, perhaps from gawp (v.) "to yawn, gape" (as in astonishment), which is attested from 1680s, a dialectal survival of galp (c.1300), which is related to yelp or gape and perhaps confused with or influenced by gawk.
词汇 | gawp |
词根词缀 | Online Etymology Dictionary gawp n. "fool, simpleton," 1825, perhaps from gawp (v.) "to yawn, gape" (as in astonishment), which is attested from 1680s, a dialectal survival of galp (c.1300), which is related to yelp or gape and perhaps confused with or influenced by gawk. |
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