Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. the vagina.

1997		Share Slanguage.
2001		G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Gowl (n): vagina.

2. a fool, an unpleasant individual.

1991		T. Delaney Where We Sported and Played 45: Don’t be sticking them arrows in me eye, ye gowl.
1996		(con. 1950s) C. Kenneally Maura’s Boy 73: The film was subtitled by shouts from the gallery. ‘He’s behind ye, ye flippin’ gowl.’.
2001		G. Coughlan Everyday Eng. and Sl. 🌐 Gowl (n): stupid person/idiot.
2019		A. Killilea Boyo-wulf at https://boyowulf.home.blog 14 Apr. 🌐 And from him came about all sorts of gurriers; gombeens and loolas and absolute gowls.
2021		L. McInerney Rules of Revelation 24: ‘About ninety kilometres,’ he said, by way of being a gowl.