gauster

intransitive verb

gaus·​ter

ˈgȯstə(r),

ˈgäs-

-ed/-ing/-s

1

dialectal, British : to behave boldly or boisterously : swagger, bully

2

dialectal, British : to waste time conspicuously especially by talking and gossiping

Word History

Etymology

Middle English galstern

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