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Date: 1600-1700
Origin: Perhaps from gape

gawp

 verb
     
gawp [intransitive] British English informal
to look at something for a long time, especially with your mouth open because you are surprised [↪ gape]
gawp at
I was carried out on a stretcher, with everyone gawping at me.
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