Gowiddie

/ɡoʊˈwɪd.i/ noun

Definition

A Scottish dialectal or archaic term of unclear meaning, possibly related to foolishness or a type of insult.

Etymology

Scottish dialect word of obscure origin, possibly related to 'gowk' (fool) or dialectal variants like 'gowdie'. The exact meaning is largely lost.

Kelly Says

Words like 'gowiddie' are fossils in dictionaries—they appear in one 19th-century text, get recorded, and then vanish from actual use, preserved like flies in amber.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስደናቂነት
as-de-na-kee-net
ARالعربية
فخامة
fak-ha-ma
BNবাংলা
প্রদর্শন
pro-darsh-on
CACatalà
espectacularitat
es-pek-ta-kular-i-tat
CSČeština
okázalost
ok-a-za-lost
DADansk
opdringlighed
op-drin-glee-hed
DEDeutsch
Aufmachung
owf-ma-khung
ELΕλληνικά
προκλητικότητα
pro-klee-ti-ko-te-ta
ESEspañol
ostentacion
os-ten-ta-see-on
FAفارسی
نمایش
ne-ma-esh
FISuomi
näyttävyys
nyyt-ta-vyys
FRFrançais
fanfaronnade
fan-far-on-ad
GUGU
વિશાળતા
vi-shaal-ta
HAHA
girma
jir-ma
HEעברית
הדר
he-der
HIहिन्दी
अभिमान
ab-hi-maan
HUMagyar
feltűnődés
felt-too-no-dees
IDBahasa Indonesia
mencolok
men-co-lok
IGIG
egwu
eh-gwu
ITItaliano
sfarzo
sfar-zo
JA日本語
派手な
ha-te-na
KKKK
көңілділік
koeng-ee-l-dee-lik
KMKM
ស្អុយ
s'aw-y
KO한국어
화려함
hwa-rye-o-ham
MRMR
उजळणे
oo-j-al-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
mencolok
men-co-lok
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်
pyawng
NLNederlands
opvallendheid
op-val-len-deit
NONorsk
påvirkning
paw-vir-k-ning
PAPA
ਦਿੱਖ
d-ikh
PLPolski
wyzywianie
vee-zee-vee-a-nee
PTPortuguês
ostentação
os-ten-ta-s-ao
RORomână
bombasticitate
bom-bas-ti-ka-te
RUРусский
хвастовство
hva-stov-st-vo
SVSvenska
flashighet
flas-hing-het
SWKiswahili
jazzy
jaz-zee
TAதமிழ்
மிகவும்
mi-ka-vum
TEతెలుగు
చెక్క
che-kka
THไทย
ฉูดฉาด
choo-d-chaad
TLTL
mapang-akit
ma-pang-a-kit
TRTürkçe
gösteriş
goh-ster-ish
UKУкраїнська
хвальба
hval-ba
URاردو
نمایاں
na-ma-yan
VITiếng Việt
kiêu căng
khee-ow-cang
YOYO
àìgbà
ay-gba
ZH中文
炫耀
xuan-yao
ZUZU
ngezwi
n-ge-zvee

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