gowk

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Gowk

Noun

1. A fool or simpleton.

Example sentence: The village pranksters were constantly making fun of him, calling him a gowk.

Verb

1. To fool, deceive, or trick someone.

Example sentence: She cleverly gowked her younger brother into believing that the tooth fairy was real.

Noun (Local)

1. A cuckoo.

Example sentence: The gowk's call could be heard echoing through the woods every spring.

Verb (Local)

1. To imitate the call of a cuckoo.

Example sentence: He loved to gowk while walking in the countryside, fooling his friends into thinking they could hear a real cuckoo.