g'hal

noun

A rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.

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Meanings

noung'hal (plural g'hals)

plural g'hals

  1. historicalslangA rough-and-tumble working-class young woman in Lower Manhattan between the late 1840s and the American Civil War period.

Origin

Supposed to evoke an Irish pronunciation of girl or gal.

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APA

g'hal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g'hal

MLA

“g'hal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g'hal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “g'hal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/g'hal.

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