"geggee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: geggees [plural]
Etymology: From gegg + -ee. Etymology templates: {{af|en|gegg|-ee}} gegg + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} geggee (plural geggees)
  1. (Scotland, archaic) A victim of a hoax or trick. Tags: Scotland, archaic Categories (topical): People

Inflected forms

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