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g'hal

g'hal noun: a rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.

Noun

g'hal (plural g'hals)

  1. (historical, slang) A rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.

Forms of g'hal

pluralg'hals

Origin of g'hal

Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of girl or gal.

Questions about g'hal

What does g'hal mean?
G'hal means a rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.
What part of speech is g'hal?
G'hal is a noun.
What is the plural of g'hal?
The plural of g'hal is g'hals.

Words near g'hal in the dictionary

  1. G&S
  2. G&T
  3. G&Ts
  4. g'bye
  5. g'day
  6. g'hal
  7. g'hals
  8. g'head
  9. g'luck
  10. g'night
  11. g's

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