"begunk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: begunks [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps from a nasalised variant of Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), equivalent to be- + geck. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|begeck||to deceive, disappoint}} Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), {{prefix|en|be|geck|sort=gunk}} be- + geck Head templates: {{en-noun}} begunk (plural begunks)
  1. (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An illusion; trick; cheat. Tags: Scotland, dialectal
    Sense id: en-begunk-en-noun-M2eDp8y3 Categories (other): Scottish English, English terms prefixed with be- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: begink

Verb

Forms: begunks [present, singular, third-person], begunking [participle, present], begunked [participle, past], begunked [past]
Etymology: Perhaps from a nasalised variant of Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), equivalent to be- + geck. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|begeck||to deceive, disappoint}} Scots begeck (“to deceive, disappoint”), {{prefix|en|be|geck|sort=gunk}} be- + geck Head templates: {{en-verb}} begunk (third-person singular simple present begunks, present participle begunking, simple past and past participle begunked)
  1. (transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To befool; deceive; balk; jilt. Tags: Scotland, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-begunk-en-verb-K5q-lXA3 Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with be-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with be-: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: begink

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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