gazabo
Americannoun
plural
gazabosEtymology
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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“I caught this gazabo on the fly, eh?”
From Boy Scouts in the Canal Zone The Plot Against Uncle Sam by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
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)
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
Perhaps some confrere 'll lind th' distinguished gazabo a copy iv his Ollendorff.
From Mr. Dooley: In the Hearts of His Countrymen by Dunne, Finley Peter
Some wan 'll say, 'Look at that gazabo settin' out there alone.
From Mr. Dooley's Philosophy by Dunne, Finley Peter
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