Antonyms for gal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : gal
Phonetic Transcription : gæl


Definition of gal

Origin :
  • slang pronunciation of girl, 1795, execrated as a Cockney vulgarism. Gal Friday is 1940, in reference to "Robinson Crusoe."
  • As in person : noun human being
  • As in lady : noun woman
  • As in broad : noun a woman
  • As in dame : noun lady
  • As in female : noun woman
Example sentences :
  • He'll be out for de goods; it's a gal owns him, an' dere'll be nut'in' doin'.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Then a gal cum out on hoss back and commenced ridin' around.
  • Extract from : « Uncles Josh's Punkin Centre Stories » by Cal Stewart
  • Come, Thaney gal, we'll go in th' house 'n' find pappy 'n' gra'mammy.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • An account of the execution of some pirates, which she had witnessed when a "gal," was popular.
  • Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various
  • And Pete, he found gold and I reckon he told his gal where the gold was.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • “That gal looks half like she was scared, hoss,” he reflected.
  • Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
  • But, since the gal ain't got no mother, I've got t' do double duty.
  • Extract from : « Janet of the Dunes » by Harriet T. Comstock
  • But Carmena is only a gal, and we got to be careful of strangers in these parts.
  • Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet
  • "It's the gal you've cared fer all the time," cried Jaggers, madly.
  • Extract from : « Frank Merriwell Down South » by Burt L. Standish
  • Said it made him sick to see a gal like that a-staggerin' after a plow.
  • Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson

Synonyms for gal

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