gobble
The sound of a turkeyThe sound of a turkey; or, a similar vocalisation of another bird.
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Translations
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Meaning
4 sensesThe sound of a turkey; or, a similar vocalisation of another bird.
ги́канняhýkannja, ги́кhýk
the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock
A rapid straight putt so strongly played that, if the ball had not gone into the hole, it would have gone a long way past.
(Scotland, slang, vulgar)Fellatio; a blowjob.
(rare)An act of eating hastily or greedily.
Origin
From Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frFrom Middle English gobben (“to drink or swallow greedily”), of uncertain origin + -le (frequentative suffix). Middle English gobben is perhaps an alteration of Middle English globben (“to gulp down”), related to English gulpen (“to gulp”). However, compare also French gober.
Onomatopoetic of the sound of a turkey.
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