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gowk

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Verb — To turn someone into a fool, or to daze them.

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Etymology

Came into English via Middle English goke, gowke, from Old Norse gaukr ("cuckoo"), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz ("cuckoo"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰegʰuǵʰ- ("cuckoo").

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