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Slang noun used and understood primarily by Brummies (people from Birmingham, UK), Yam Yams (people from the nearby area of the Black Country) and other Midlanders.

It is a noun used to describe the action of rolling forwards on the ground. It is often described as a 'forward roll' by the rest of the country.

Brummies will often say 'gambowl' instead of 'forward roll' and very few people outside of the city seem to understand this term.

The spelling of gambowl is a debate in itself, as it is rarely written and mostly used in speech. Variations of this spelling (gambowl) include: gambole, gambol and gamboul.

There is a Facebook group campaigning to promote awareness of the word, entitled 'it's not a foward roll, it's a ******* gambowl'.
That was a very nice gambowl you did just now.
(That was a very nice 'forward roll' you did just now.)

These gymnasts haven't done any gambowls yet!
(These gymnasts haven't done any 'forward rolls' yet!)
Gambowl by Weileway February 21, 2012
Related Words
gadbow gabow Gadbois Gadow Gambowl garbow Garbowned
A combination of the words Gay and rainbow. Describes the rainbow widely used in gay pride celebrations, on cars with gay owners and on flags waving outside of a gay home. The gaybow is commonly straight versus the more curved rainbow shape.
Woman 1: What a pretty rainbow flag our neighbor is putting up.
Woman 2: Girl, that ain't no rainbow flag, that's a Gaybow flag!
gaybow by Tamio July 2, 2008
used as an exclamation.

Gabow!
GABOW!

GABOW!
gabow by Bill smith666 March 13, 2018

Garbowned 

When you get owned by Garbo.
Coined by MissYau.
I was on blogtv last night, I got garbowned. =(
Garbowned by Blackflame619 May 10, 2009
The gaybow is the rainbowesque pride flag. Do note the gaybow is missing the colour indigo which is present in an actual rainbow
Look at all the pretty gaybow flags out here at pride
Gaybow by Jackbills June 15, 2018
A 5 o'clock shadow that grows in in just the goatee area naturally. This is a cross between a goatee and 5 o'clock shadow. A Gadow.
"Hey man, you got that white trash gadow comin in!"
Gadow by Skrumper October 18, 2008