"geck" meaning in English

See geck in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gecks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka). Etymology templates: {{m|nl|gek}} gek, {{m|nds|geck}} geck, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{m|nl|gekken}} gekken, {{m|de|gecken}} gecken, {{m|da|gjække}} gjække, {{m|se|gäcka}} gäcka Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} geck (countable and uncountable, plural gecks)
  1. Scorn; derision; contempt. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-geck-en-noun-Ap6KSboL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English onomatopoeias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 10 35 12 Disambiguation of English onomatopoeias: 64 8 17 10
  2. (archaic, derogatory, poetic) Fool; idiot; imbecile. Tags: archaic, countable, derogatory, poetic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-geck-en-noun-wHjug8VB

Verb

IPA: /ɡɛk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-geck.wav [Southern-England] Forms: gecks [present, singular, third-person], gecking [participle, present], gecked [participle, past], gecked [past]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka). Etymology templates: {{m|nl|gek}} gek, {{m|nds|geck}} geck, {{onomatopoeic|en|title=imitative}} imitative, {{der|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{m|nl|gekken}} gekken, {{m|de|gecken}} gecken, {{m|da|gjække}} gjække, {{m|se|gäcka}} gäcka Head templates: {{en-verb}} geck (third-person singular simple present gecks, present participle gecking, simple past and past participle gecked)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To jeer; to show contempt for. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-geck-en-verb-5ZZQW1Z-
  2. To cheat or trick.
    Sense id: en-geck-en-verb-382yozaX

Inflected forms

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