Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gazoon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gazoon
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A young farm boy.

noun

A close body of men.

Example Sentences

""… devil don't it subtract a bit before the thing goes skylarkin' as it will before—500–550—say this is no place for a gazoon that wants to see Father O'Houlihan before he kicks the bucket," and Pat strode off with the subtleness that bespoke youth and fine trim."
"A close gazoon the horsemen made, Douglas and Morison the head, And through the ranks impetuous bore, By dint of lance and broad claymore, […]"

Etymology

From Irish garsún, from Old French garçun. Doublet of garçon.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: garsún, garçun

Inflected Forms

gazoons (plural)

Questions

What does gazoon mean?: A young farm boy.
Where does gazoon come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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