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gongoozle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gon-goo-zle
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.

Intransitive verb

verb

To observe things idly.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

Possibly arose from Lincolnshire dialect, in which gawn and gooze both mean stare or gape. Popularised by L. T. C. Rolt in Narrow Boat (1944), a book on canal life.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gongoozles (present, singular) gongoozling (participle, present) gongoozled (participle, past) gongoozled (past)

Derived Forms

gongoozler

Questions

What does gongoozle mean?
To leisurely watch the passage of boats, from the bank of a canal, lock or bridge.
Where does gongoozle come from?
Possibly arose from Lincolnshire dialect, in which gawn and gooze both mean stare or gape. Popularised by L. T. C. Rolt in Narrow Boat (1944), a book on canal life.

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