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• gal
  gal

  noun

  a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
• gal.
  gal.

  abbreviation

  gallon; gallons.
• Gal.
  Gal.

  abbreviation

  Galatians.
• GAL
  GAL

  abbreviation

  get a life

gal

¹ American  

[gal] / gæl /

noun

Informal: Sometimes Offensive.

1. a term used to refer to a girl or woman.

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gal ² American  

[gal] / gæl /

noun

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

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gal. ³ American  

abbreviation

1. gallon; gallons.

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Gal. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

Bible.

1. Galatians.

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Gal. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Galatians

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GAL ² British  

abbreviation

1. get a life

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gal ³ British  

/ ɡæl /

noun

1. slang a girl

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gal. ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. gallon

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gal ⁵ British  

/ ɡæl /

noun

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

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gal. Scientific  

1. Abbreviation of gallon

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Sensitive Note

See girl.

Etymology

Origin of gal¹

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

Origin of gal²

First recorded in 1910–15; named after Galileo

Example Sentences

In this case the accent is stronger on gal- and weaker on -mast.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

Another art gal- lery, albeit a private one for the eyes of his host and no one else.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn

Related Words

• female
• girl
• woman