gal

nounnounnouncommon in dialogue

//ɡæl//

A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.

noun

1
Variant of gallonAbbreviation of gallon.

Etymology

From gallon.

noun

1
A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.

Etymology

From a dialectal pronunciation of girl, attested since 1795; compare gell, g'hal.

noun

1
A galileo (unit of acceleration).

Etymology

Shortened from galileo.

Forms

plural: gals

Gaines · A surname.gaining · Gain; profit.gains · Increase in muscle mass.

gal · A young woman or girl; generally a form of rural Southern slang.

Gal · The symbol for the cgs unit of acceleration, gal or galileo.gala · Celebratory; festive.Gala · Galashiels, a town in Scotland.

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