Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Gowk · IPA /ɡaʊk/ v. t. n. 01 v. t. To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. 1. To make a, booby of one); to stupefy.[Obs.] 02 n. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky. 1. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.(Zool.) 2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.