Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
gaun .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. A small tub or lading vessel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete, UK, dialect A small
tub or lading vessel.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I do not speak of those relatively familiar locutions that were discernable at least until fairly recently in the voice of H.M. The Queen, e.g. gawn awf for “gone off,” crawss for “cross,” lawst for “lost,” Awstralia for “Australia,” or sawft for “soft,” though these are plentiful and charming.
Sound 2009
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"A penny gawn in no time," she explained, "an 'the cookin' not arf done!"
THOSE ON THE EDGE 2010
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I do not speak of those relatively familiar locutions that were discernable at least until fairly recently in the voice of H.M. The Queen, e.g. gawn awf for “gone off,” crawss for “cross,” lawst for “lost,” Awstralia for “Australia,” or sawft for “soft,” though these are plentiful and charming.
Archive 2009-08-01 2009
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Yoo be my fren? ai haz been gawn to teh tearoom, but clickee awn my blooname and awn my lols, izza bedder pic.
Feelz like you hab - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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I feels like Rip van Winkle! am gawn a few weeks, took furebber fur teh log-in place to pop up, then it just goze roundandroundandround, and win it finally sez “sunny” and “profile” ai clickee and get “serber iz too bizzy!”
Tomorrow… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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April 6, 2010 at 7:06 pm ohai, caramelchef81, aifinkso we haz nawt met? ai haz been gawn long whiles, but…but…but! yur very name gibs me nummy-hungreez!
CAT-ATONIC - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Thott yuud gawn faw yaw walk afta luntsh nd leffd us !
SK8TR CHIK - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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But ai has gawn deyr nao adn akkseptid ur rekwest adn obbers!
Me and my bed, you and your jeans. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Well, I wuz only lookin fur Kafleen, herd she was poasting tonite, iz mebbee awn teh last lol, will go check and then off tew bed. am shoor iz gawn tonite, but herd she gawt sumfing today, and is hoping iz teh maakwaa I sent her!
Video: Kitteh Vs. The Tail - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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I donut like different, sawry ifn I skairt ennybody, fawtso ichc had gawn away and sumfink else was here instead!
Tomorrow… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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