gawk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an awkward stupid person
    clod; oaf; goon; lout; lump; lummox; stumblebum; lubber.
  2. verb look with amazement; look stupidly
    goggle; gape; gawp.

WordNet

Gawk noun
Etymology
OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel. gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS. géac cuckoo, Sw. gök, Dan. giög
Definitions
  1. A cuckoo. Johnson.
  2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. Carlyle.
Gawk intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To act like a gawky.

Webster 1913