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A knight in King Arthur's court, who plays a significant role in much mediaeval literature - most notably in the anonymous Arthurian romance "Sir Gawayn and þe Grene Kni3t" (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight).
Gawan, þat sate bi þe quene,
To þe kyng he can enclyne:
"I beseche now with sa3ez sene
Þis melly mot be myne."

--Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, lines 339-342.
Gawain by Dr Apple January 6, 2005
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A fat fuck who smokes weed, but has a HUGE PENIS. I mean H U G E. He dreams of fighting minorities in the octagon.
“Oh god. It’s Gawain. Hide the African American children”.
Gawain by Cock-And-Balls June 10, 2020
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A top geezer, nice bloke, one to be trusted.
See that bloke who just done you a great deal on your motor? He is a real gawain.
Gawain by Peter Mallows October 11, 2003
(noun)A knight of high honor and stature; (adj)To be able to fight honorably and respectfully; (verb)To fight honorably and respectfully while using intelligence at the same time.
(1)Matt: Nice one Adriel!
Adriel: Yay! I'm finally in a definition!
Matt: You fought him with honor and respect, and still came out victorious.
Joe: That is why he is Gawain...
Gawain by Nicholas D. Wolfwood April 25, 2004
- Argh, my laptop stopped working again
- Give it to Gawain - he knows how to fix things
Gawain by AlexNoe April 1, 2021
A knight in BBC's show Merlin, who is the very essence of Australia. He drinks half the time, and gets in bar fights the other half.
Arthur: where the hell is gwaine?
Merlin: At the tavern, drinking.
Arthur: Of course. I'd only be worried if he was working or sober!

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