gal
The origin and history of gal.
Etymology
A casual, dialectal pronunciation of "girl," first recorded in the late 1700s.
Class of 1700
gal first entered the language around 1700. Other words from the same year:
See the full Class of 1700 →The origin and history of gal.
A casual, dialectal pronunciation of "girl," first recorded in the late 1700s.
gal first entered the language around 1700. Other words from the same year:
See the full Class of 1700 →by FreeDict.com
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