Gowanus

A canal in Brooklyn leading from the NYC harbor. It is the most polluted, noisome body of water in the United States.

"What happened to Rahul?"

"Poor guy. He went swimming in the Gowanus and hasn't been heard from since!"

by Tarbash December 31, 2005

Gowanism

A phrase used in a simile form to help explain the situation and/or the action you must perform.

Gowanism examples:

"You got to get on all four's and bear crawl like a wild-ass indian"

"Buggy's gonna go through 4 hole like a diamond through a goats ass"

"Buggy's gonna pass that safety like 2 ships passing in the night"

"Sometimes when your toatin the mail John you have to find a soft spot to lay down"

by titanfootball66 December 19, 2007

Gowans

When playing an online roleplaying game and choosing the opposite sex as your character to fool other players into thinking you are the opposite sex in RL

Hey dont be fooled by that guy, hes a gowans

by Raunchy June 26, 2007

dirty gowans

When you eat cereal out of you're girlfriend/boyfriends gaping anus

Oh my fucking God my girlfriend let me dirty gowans her last night

by Sirpugz22 February 13, 2019

John Gowans as Ward Evans

John's Ward Evans, a mysterious scientist. Is he friend or foe to the atomic age, huh?

Example of how it's used in a sentence:

Person 1: Who's that character in Oppenheimer?

Person 2: That's John Gowans as Ward Evans, shrouded in atomic mystery, man!

by courtofowls September 4, 2023