Gunsel Definition
gŭnsəl
noun
A hoodlum or other criminal, especially one who carries a gun.
American Heritage
A catamite.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Gunsel
Noun
Singular:
gunselPlural:
gunselsOrigin of Gunsel
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Alteration (influenced by gun) of earlier gonsil, guntzel naïve youth, hobo's younger male lover, punk from Yiddish gendzl gosling diminutive of gandz goose from Middle High German gans from Old High German ghans- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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