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begowk

begowk verb: to play a trick on, make a fool of.

Verb

begowk (third-person singular simple present begowks, present participle begowking, simple past and past participle begowked)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) To play a trick on, make a fool of.
    • But I'll begowk them there, Mr. David.1893, Robert Louis Stevenson, Catriona
    • Is she trying to begowk a donnert old man next?1921, William Darling Lyell, The house in Queen Anne square

Forms of begowk

third-person singular presentbegowks
present participlebegowking
past participlebegowked
pastbegowked

Origin of begowk

From be- + gowk.

Questions about begowk

What does begowk mean?
Begowk means to play a trick on, make a fool of.
What part of speech is begowk?
Begowk is a verb.
What is the past tense of begowk?
The past tense of begowk is begowked.

Words near begowk in the dictionary

  1. begorry
  2. begot
  3. begotten
  4. begottenness
  5. begottest
  6. begowk
  7. begowked
  8. begowking
  9. begowks
  10. begown
  11. begowned

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