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gawp
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Princeton's WordNet
goggle, gape, gawp, gawkverb
look with amazement; look stupidly
Wiktionary
gawpverb
To stare stupidly or rudely; to gawk.
Etymology: Variation of gape.
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Gawp
Gawp (Jeju: ᄀᆞᆸ) is a cosmological concept in Jeju Island shamanism referring to the divide between heaven and earth, humans and non-humans, and the living and the dead. In the Jeju creation myth, a gawp between heaven and earth is said to be created from the original mingled state of the universe. Later, the god Daebyeol-wang creates a gawp between humans and non-humans when he numbs the tongues of animals, plants, and rocks so that they can no longer speak, and physically separates the living from the dead. In the Buldo-maji, a series of rituals held for fertility gods, shamans create a gawp between Saengbul-halmang, the goddess of childbirth and patron of young children, and Gusamseung-halmang, the goddess of dead children who send illnesses to kill babies and bring them under her dominion. In the Durin-gut, a ritual held to cure mental illnesses, shamans endeavor to create a gawp between the human patient and the malevolent dokkaebi that has entered their body and is responsible for the insanity.
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gawp
Gawp means to stare openly and stupidly, often in awe or surprise. It is typically used in British English.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gawp in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gawp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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