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Gascoigne

American

[gas-koin] / ˈgæs kɔɪn /

noun

George, 1525?–77, English poet.

Gascoigne British

/ ˈɡæskɔɪn /

noun

Paul, known as Gazza . born 1967, English footballer: won 57 caps for England (1988–98); his clubs included Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lazio, and Rangers

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“Some of my favorite Geordie footballers had terrible mullets in the ’80s — Paul Gascoigne and Kevin Keegan — and I always fancied it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

In a game between Rangers and Hibernian in December 1995, England icon Paul Gascoigne noticed referee Douglas Smith had dropped his yellow card.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

The BBC has approached Gascoigne for further comment.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2024

Terry Hurlock, shown here tackling Paul Gascoigne, is one of Maloney's Millwall heroes.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

The volume contains MS. notes by both Grosteste and Gascoigne.

From Annals of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, A.D. 1598-A.D. 1867 With a Preliminary Notice of the earlier Library founded in the Fourteenth Century by Macray, William Dunn

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