Meaning
A cuckoo; (sometimes by extension) any gawky bird.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From a variant of gowk, from Middle English gowke, goke, from Old Norse gaukr (“cuckoo”), from Proto-Germanic *gaukaz (“cuckoo”). Cognate with Danish gøg, Swedish gök, German Gauch, Old English ġēac. Compare also French gauche, and English gawky and gallock.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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