When they say about someone that he walks gogol, it means that the person is very important, that he is self-confident or even arrogant. However, this does not mean that Nikolai Gogol, with whose surname this phrase is associated, has established himself as such a proud man. She is not connected with him in any way.
The names of famous people often remain in history, becoming common nouns. They are part of various idioms: phraseological units, proverbs and aphorisms. However, sometimes seemingly obvious associations with a certain person do not have any basis under themselves, but only by chance coincidence of circumstances correlate with each other.
Why do they walk with gogol?
The name of the writer is known to everyone, but few people know that the gogol is also a breed of wild duck. For birds from this family, a certain gait is characteristic, which formed the basis of the phraseological unit. When these ducks find themselves on land, they walk very slowly, waddling. At the same time, they throw their head back and protrude their chest.
It looks as if the bird is very important, proudly walking along the shore. It was this majestic gait that led to the fact that the phrase "walking with gogol" began to be applied to people whose manner of walking is visually similar to the gogol's gait. Most often we are talking about those who turn up their nose and look down on everyone, demonstratively showing their superiority.
This can be said about any dressed-up dandy, because the male gogol duck is extremely handsome, his plumage is called ceremonial. The male of this species has black and white vestments, and on the sides of the large black head there are round spots-coins. It looks very bright and catchy.
Therefore, this expression cannot have anything to do with the writer Gogol, not only because we are talking about a duck - the famous writer, according to his contemporaries, was an example of modesty, even shyness.
Gogol ordinary
Wild gogols are very peculiar birds. These are one of the few ducks that prefer to build nests not in the reeds, closer to the water, but nest in trees. Moreover, their homes are at a height of 10 meters. They live either in hollows of trees, or in special nesting boxes, which people equip for them. At the same time, the proximity of any reservoir is not fundamental for them - the main thing is that there is a hollow.
Having hatched from eggs, the ducklings jump from their shelter to the ground and run towards the water after their mother. There the further life of these diving ducks passes.
By the way, the famous mogul-mogul dessert also has nothing to do with the great writer - he did not invent it. The name of the dessert comes from the English hoogle-mugger, which means "hash".
