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gawker

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gawk  (gôk)
n.
An awkward, loutish person; an oaf.
intr.v. gawked, gawk·ing, gawks
To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.
[Perhaps alteration (influenced by gawk hand, left hand) of obsolete gaw, to gape, from Middle English gawen, from Old Norse g, to heed.]
gawker n.
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Noun1.gawker - a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness
looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
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