gazabo
Americannoun
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gazabos
plural
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of gazabo
1895–1900; perhaps < Spanish gazapo sly customer, sharpie, literally, bunny, young rabbit, akin to Portuguese caçapo; Iberian Rom word of obscure origin
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You weak-minded old gazabo, is it to hear ye singin' topical songs thot Oi came down from Archery road?
From The Adventures of Uncle Jeremiah and Family at the Great Fair Their Observations and Triumphs by C. M. (Charles McClellan) Stevens
"Der's an old gazabo here," said the bouncer to me one day, "and he's got de angel goods on him O.K."
From From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine by Alexander Irvine
"I'll thank ye tell me what they mean by that old gazabo on the top of the market-place," said she, in a burst of ridicule fit to have brought the old tower down.
From Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
Only that gazabo from Sintaluta who's been nosing around lately.
From Deep Furrows by Hopkins Moorhouse
You're a wise little gazabo to go slow on the fizz.
From My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life by Anonymous
The snake man instead of getting back on the ballyhoo where he belonged, stood around the snake cage, watching the new rattlers, and along came a couple of gazabos who commenced talking about them.
From Side Show Studies by Oliver Herford
“The gazabos we drove off when we arrived will come back with reinforcements, and—and there you are.”
From Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
By the sixth round the wise gazabos was offerin' two to one against me.
From The Valley of the Moon by Jack London
Joe's 'n' Cal's dough is comin' down the line, 'n' the gazabos, thinkin' it's wise money, trails.
From Blister Jones by Jay Hambridge
Boys," he said, "I was one of de toughest gazabos what ever hung aroun' de square.
From From the Bottom Up The Life Story of Alexander Irvine by Alexander Irvine
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