gazabo
Americannoun
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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
Example Sentences
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For her mother's and grandmother's voices rose up shrill and shriller, demanding what at all hijjis gazabo she'd got on her.
From Strangers at Lisconnel by Barlow, Jane
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 Stevens, C. M. (Charles McClellan)
Only that gazabo from Sintaluta who's been nosing around lately.
From Deep Furrows by Moorhouse, Hopkins
"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 Irvine, Alexander
"Perhaps he's the gazabo that monkeyed with our machines," suggested Jimmie.
From Boy Scouts on Motorcycles With the Flying Squadron by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
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