A Scottish term for a foolish or simple person, or possibly a term used in folk tales.
Scottish dialectal term, possibly related to 'gowk' (cuckoo, fool). The origin is obscure but likely colloquial in origin, specific to Scottish folklore and speech.
Scottish has whole families of insult words for foolish people ('gowk', 'gowdie', 'sumph')—and regional insults tell you what a culture thinks is funny or shameful.
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