Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman or girl.
- noun The centimeter-gram-second unit of acceleration, equal to one centimeter per second per second, used especially in the measurement of gravity.
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- noun A
gallon . - noun A
galileo . - noun colloquial, dated An
adolescent girl or youngwoman .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Now she's what I call a gal -- ez pretty and plump ez a quail;
Complete Poetical Works Bret Harte 1869
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Matter of fact, that’s exactly what and where the title gal, Broker Bob and I all decided.
outfoxed Diary Entry outfoxed 2005
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Originally, I thought it was a pretty good pun, based on "grin", since I don't take life too seriously, and of course, gender, as in "gal".
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This gal is running for future offce, make no mistake about it.
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Originally, I thought it was a pretty good pun, based on "grin", since I don't take life too seriously, and of course, gender, as in "gal".
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Originally, I thought it was a pretty good pun, based on "grin", since I don't take life too seriously, and of course, gender, as in "gal".
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I'm a dyed in the wool Dem., but this Lincoln gal is just a totally hypocritical sleazebag.
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In the original “V”, the main gal was named Diana and she played charming but was evil to the core.
Tonight's 'V': Take Me To Your Figuratively Hot Yet Physiologically Cold-Blooded Leader! | EW.com 2009
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A boondoggle that will evaporate when fuel gets back $4+/gal is a poor use.
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Originally, I thought it was a pretty good pun, based on "grin", since I don't take life too seriously, and of course, gender, as in "gal".
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