gal

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nounInformal: Sometimes Offensive.

a term used to refer to a girl or woman.

Origin of gal

First recorded in 1785–95; originally, a dialectal pronunciation of girl

usage note For gal

See girl.

Words Nearby gal

Other definitions for gal (2 of 4)

gal²

[ gal ]

noun

a centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second.

Origin of gal

First recorded in 1910–15; named after Galileo

Other definitions for gal. (3 of 4)

gal.

abbreviation

gallon; gallons.

Other definitions for Gal. (4 of 4)

Gal.

abbreviationBible.

Galatians.

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How to use gal in a sentence

With some, though, there was nothing to be done to help a kosher gal out.
I Ate Potato Pancakes Til I Plotzed | Emily Shire | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Missy, 37, is a petite, bespectacled gal with a green pixie cut, and her arms are adorned with tattoos.
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Before she headlined the Playboy resorts, Joan Rivers was the funny gal in a spirited trio that played in hip nightclubs.
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Once we got that big hair on her, she found her inner Italian; her inner Long Island gal.
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One must “prepare thyself” and “play as a team” while also making sure not to “be that guy/gal.”
Living by the Bonnaroo Code | Daniel G. Hill | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

She's been hired out a spell in Jacksonville,—nuss to a little gal, and now she's gwine home.
The Cromptons | Mary J. Holmes
My sweet gal,” he said affably touching his cap, “is Capting Laidlaw within?
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. Ballantyne
There is a vast difference between memy condition, I meanand the gal and her mother.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
Keeps her gal in high school when shed ought to be in a store or a factory, earnin her keep.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
I suggested that the gal pay the rent for December; itll be due in a day or two.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison

British Dictionary definitions for gal (1 of 5)

gal¹

/ (ɡæl) /

noun

slang a girl

British Dictionary definitions for gal (2 of 5)

gal²

/ (ɡæl) /

noun

a unit of acceleration equal to 1 centimetre per second per second

Origin of gal

C20: named after Galileo

British Dictionary definitions for GAL (3 of 5)

GAL

/ text messaging /

abbreviation for

get a life

British Dictionary definitions for gal. (4 of 5)

gal.

abbreviation for

gallon

British Dictionary definitions for Gal. (5 of 5)

Gal.

/ Bible /

abbreviation for

Galatians

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Scientific definitions for gal.

gal.

Abbreviation of gallon

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