gazabo

[ guh-zey-boh ]

/ gəˈzeɪ boʊ /

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noun, plural ga·za·bos.Older Slang.

a fellow; man; boy.

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Also gazebo.

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

Words nearby gazabo

gay power, gay rights, gaywings, gaz., Gaza, gazabo, gazang, gazania, Gazankulu, gazar, Gaza Strip

How to use gazabo in a sentence

Perhaps some confrere 'll lind th' distinguished gazabo a copy iv his Ollendorff.
Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen|Finley Peter Dunne
"Don't you believe anything this innocent-eyed gazabo tells you, Mr. Rapponi," he warned amiably.
Flying U Ranch|B. M. Bower
He was hoping it would not develope that he was the son of the "gazabo" in question.
Dick Hamilton's Football Team|Howard R. Garis
Some wan 'll say, 'Look at that gazabo settin' out there alone.
Mr. Dooley's Philosophy|Finley Peter Dunne

For her mother's and grandmother's voices rose up shrill and shriller, demanding what at all hijjis gazabo she'd got on her.
Strangers at Lisconnel|Barlow Jane