Cork Slang, Like
A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
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GAWK (2)
Construct:
Noun, Verb
Definition:
Vomit, to vomit (generally as a result of having had too much to drink).
Use:
He gawked his heart out.
He was very sick.
Derivation:
Unknown, but note 'to hawk or spit'.
(Wright)
May be a corruption of 'Hawk'.
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