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Word of the Day – Gongoozler

By March 29, 2016Word of the Day

Gongoozler (noun)

gon-goo-z-lah

An idle spectator.

Specifically one who stands on a bridge and idly watches the activity on the canal below.

Example sentences

“I wouldn’t mind gongoozlers so much if one of them would occasionally open a lock gate for me.”

“I do enjoy a lazy afternoon in the summer being a gongoozler with nothing else to do and nowhere else to be.”

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