gauvison
A Yorkshire dialect word for a simpleton or dullard, likely related to 'gawp' (to stare stupidly).
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A Yorkshire dialect word for a simpleton or dullard, likely related to 'gawp' (to stare stupidly). Used affectionately or as a mild insult among locals, similar in register to 'numpty' in Scotland. Fell out of everyday use by the 20th century but survives in dialect writing.
"Don't be such a gauvison — the answer's right in front of you," his grandmother scolded.
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(archaic, Yorkshire) Silly; foolish.
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