gawker

gawk

G0064300 (gôk)intr.v. gawked, gawk·ing, gawks To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.n. An awkward or clumsy person.

[Perhaps alteration (influenced by gawk, awkward person) of obsolete gaw, to gape, from Middle English gawen, from Old Norse gā, to heed. N., probably from English dialectal gawk, left (as in gawk hand, left hand).]

gawk′er n.

gawker

(ˈɡɔːkə) ninformal censorious a person who stares

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Noun

gawker - a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awarenesslooker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"

IdiomsSeegawk

Gawker

A gossip blog founded in 2003 that was part of Gawker Media, which included Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Lifehacker and other blogs. In 2016, Gawker filed for bankruptcy after losing a lawsuit over publishing a private sex tape involving Hulk Hogan. The suit was financed by Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel, and Hogan and Thiel won a USD $140M judgment. Gawker Media was acquired by Univision and rebranded as Gizmodo Media Group (GMG).

gawker

Related to gawker: jezebel, defamer, Gawker Media

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Words related to gawker

noun a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness

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looker
spectator
viewer
watcher
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