"Deke" meaning in English

See Deke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /diːk/
Rhymes: -iːk Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Deke
  1. A male given name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Deke-en-name-yDfLNrGi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /diːk/ Forms: Dekes [plural]
Rhymes: -iːk Head templates: {{en-noun}} Deke (plural Dekes)
  1. (US, slang) A member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, founded at Yale College in 1844. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-Deke-en-noun-d39km7OI Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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