g'hal

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Meaning · English

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

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English
Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “g'hal” mean?

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

Is “g'hal” formal or informal?

g'hal is generally slang.