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Gaeltacht [Gaeltacht 词源字典]: "A region of Ireland in which the vernacular language is Irish", Irish, earlier Gaedhealtacht, from Gaedheal 'Gael' + tacht 'talk, speech'.[Gaeltacht etymology, Gaeltacht origin, 英语词源]
gee-gee: "(In children’s use or in racehorse betting) a horse", Mid 19th century (originally a child's word): reduplication of gee².
gazunder: "Lower the amount of an offer that one has made to (the seller of a property), typically just before the exchange of contracts", Late 1980s: humorous blend of gazump and under.
gunge: "An unpleasantly sticky or viscous substance", 1960s: perhaps suggested by goo and gunk.
gazpacho: "A cold Spanish soup made from tomatoes, peppers, and other salad vegetables", Spanish.
gillie: "(In Scotland) a man or boy who attends someone on a hunting or fishing expedition", Late 16th century: from Scottish Gaelic gille 'lad, servant'. The word was also found in the term gilliewetfoot, denoting a servant who carried the chief over a stream, used as a contemptuous name by Lowlanders for the follower of a Highland chief. sense 2 dates from the 1930s.
ghaghra: "(In South Asia) a long full skirt, often decorated with embroidery, mirrors, or bells", Hindi ghāghrā, from Sanskrit gharghara 'gurgle, rattle'.
gora: "(In the Indian subcontinent, and among British Asians) a white person", From Hindi gorā 'fair, white'.
gutser: "A heavy fall or collision", Early 20th century: from the noun gut.
gabion: "A cylindrical basket or container filled with earth, stones, or other material and used in civil engineering works or (formerly) fortifications", Mid 16th century: via French from Italian gabbione, from gabbia 'cage', from Latin cavea.
gung-ho: "Unthinkingly enthusiastic and eager, especially about taking part in fighting or warfare", Second World War: from Chinese gōnghé, taken to mean 'work together' and adopted as a slogan by US Marines.
Garda: "The state police force of the Republic of Ireland", From Irish Garda Síochána 'Civic Guard'.
Gantt chart: "A chart in which a series of horizontal lines shows the amount of work done or production completed in certain periods of time in relation to the amount planned for those periods", Early 20th century: named after Henry L. Gantt (1861–1919), American management consultant.
gogga: "An insect or creepy-crawly", Afrikaans, from Khoikhoi xo-xon, a collective term for slithering and creeping creatures.
gaboon: "A tropical West African hardwood tree which is valued for its timber", Early 20th century: from Gaboon (now Gabon).
garam masala: "A spice mixture used in Indian cookery", From Urdu garam maṣālaḥ, from garam 'hot, pungent' + maṣālaḥ 'spice'.
greenwash: "Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image", 1980s: from green, on the pattern of whitewash.
guillemot: "An auk (seabird) with a narrow pointed bill, typically nesting on cliff ledges", Late 17th century: from French, diminutive of Guillaume 'William'.
goolie: "A testicle", 1930s (in sense 1): apparently of Indian origin; compare with Hindi golī 'bullet, ball, pill'. sense 2 is possibly from an Aboriginal language of New South Wales.
gilet: "A light sleeveless padded jacket", Late 19th century: French, 'waistcoat', from Spanish jileco, from Turkish yelek.