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garish

adj.
US //ˈɡɛɹɪʃ// UK //ɡˈeəɹɪʃ// gar·ish
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Origin

Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European gʰow-rós, from gʰew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.

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