"gleek" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡliːk/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-gleek.ogg [US] Forms: gleeks [plural]
enPR: glēk Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin from or related to Middle High German glücke, gelücke (“luck”) and Middle Dutch gelīc (“like, alike”). More at luck, like. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|glic}} Middle French glic, {{der|en|fro|glic|t=a game of cards}} Old French glic (“a game of cards”), {{der|en|gem}} Germanic, {{der|en|gmh|glücke}} Middle High German glücke, {{m|gmh|gelücke|t=luck}} gelücke (“luck”), {{der|en|dum|gelīc|t=like, alike}} Middle Dutch gelīc (“like, alike”), {{l|en|luck}} luck, {{l|en|like}} like, {{wp|gleek (card game)}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gleek (countable and uncountable, plural gleeks)
  1. (uncountable) A once-popular game of cards played by three people. Tags: uncountable Translations (game of cards for three people): brelan [masculine] (French), брелан (brelan) [masculine] (Russian), üçlü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-noun-vnuQsh0x Disambiguation of 'game of cards for three people': 81 19
  2. (countable) Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind. Tags: countable Translations (three of the same card in a hand): kolmoset (Finnish), brelan [masculine] (French), triss [common-gender] (Swedish), tretal [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-noun-6arF4OCr Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 18 3 1 14 22 2 4 11 18 Disambiguation of 'three of the same card in a hand': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: murnival
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɡliːk/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-gleek.ogg [US] Forms: gleeks [plural]
enPR: glēk Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: Related to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr (“sport, play, game”), from Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.). More at lake. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|*gleikr}} Old Norse *gleikr, {{m|non|leikr||sport, play, game}} leikr (“sport, play, game”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*galaikaz||jump, play}} Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leyg-}} Proto-Indo-European *leyg-, {{cog|ang|ġelācan||to play a trick on, delude}} Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), {{cog|sco|glaik||a glance of the eye, deception, trick|pos=n.}} Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), {{cog|sco|glaik||to trick, trifle with|pos=v.}} Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gleek (plural gleeks)
  1. A jest or scoff; trick or deception. Synonyms (jest or scoff): deception, jest, scoff Translations (good fortune): säkä (Finnish), aubaine [feminine] (French), bonne fortune (French), coup de pot (French), bonne affaire (French), pacchia (Italian), уда́ча (udáča) [feminine] (Russian), ganga (Spanish), bicoca (Spanish), pichincha (Spanish) Translations (jest or scoff): pila (Finnish), jekku (Finnish), plaisanterie [feminine] (French), насме́шка (nasméška) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-noun-en:jest Disambiguation of 'jest or scoff': 98 1 0 Disambiguation of 'good fortune': 42 33 25 Disambiguation of 'jest or scoff': 98 1 0
  2. An enticing glance or look. Translations (enticing glance or look): silmäys (Finnish), œillade [feminine] (French), occhiata (Italian), guiñada (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-noun-Dk4MsDG4 Disambiguation of 'enticing glance or look': 1 99 0
  3. (informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth. Tags: informal Translations (informal: stream of saliva): kuola (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-noun-IPeUg6Qz Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 18 3 1 14 22 2 4 11 18 Disambiguation of 'informal: stream of saliva': 1 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ɡliːk/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-gleek.ogg [US] Forms: gleeks [plural]
enPR: glēk Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: Blend of glee + geek Etymology templates: {{blend|en|glee|geek}} Blend of glee + geek Head templates: {{en-noun}} gleek (plural gleeks)
  1. (slang) A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-noun-~sXRu5LX Disambiguation of Card games: 15 18 3 2 8 25 3 3 11 12 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English blends: 8 10 10 6 4 24 8 14 9 8 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 21 1 1 9 27 1 2 13 17 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 18 3 1 14 22 2 4 11 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɡliːk/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-gleek.ogg [US] Forms: gleeks [present, singular, third-person], gleeking [participle, present], gleeked [participle, past], gleeked [past]
enPR: glēk Rhymes: -iːk Etymology: Related to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr (“sport, play, game”), from Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.). More at lake. Etymology templates: {{der|en|gmq}} North Germanic, {{der|en|non|*gleikr}} Old Norse *gleikr, {{m|non|leikr||sport, play, game}} leikr (“sport, play, game”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*galaikaz||jump, play}} Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*leyg-}} Proto-Indo-European *leyg-, {{cog|ang|ġelācan||to play a trick on, delude}} Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), {{cog|sco|glaik||a glance of the eye, deception, trick|pos=n.}} Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), {{cog|sco|glaik||to trick, trifle with|pos=v.}} Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.) Head templates: {{en-verb}} gleek (third-person singular simple present gleeks, present participle gleeking, simple past and past participle gleeked)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms (to ridicule): gibe, mock, scoff at, sneer at
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-verb-7aD~eo2y Disambiguation of 'to ridicule': 91 7 0 2
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To jest. Tags: intransitive, obsolete Translations (to jest, ridicule, or mock): jekuttaa (Finnish), naruttaa (Finnish), dauber (French), se ficher de (French), se foutre de (French), prendere in giro (Italian), насмехаться (nasmexatʹsja) (Russian), burlarse (Spanish), tomar el pelo (Spanish), huevear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-verb-Ebd-XDyA Disambiguation of 'to jest, ridicule, or mock': 31 66 1 2
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To pass time frivolously. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-verb-0YJxr00J Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 18 3 1 14 22 2 4 11 18
  4. (informal) To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands. Tags: informal Translations (to discharge a long thin stream of liquid through the teeth or from under the tongue): kuolata (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-gleek-en-verb-x8ezuWeQ Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 6 18 3 1 14 22 2 4 11 18 Disambiguation of 'to discharge a long thin stream of liquid through the teeth or from under the tongue': 1 2 0 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: glicke, gleet
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To jest."
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        "To pass time frivolously."
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To pass time frivolously."
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        "obsolete"
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          "text": "i just push the tip of my tongue against the roof of my mouth and saliva squirts out in a groovy little arc. i think you'd really have to see it to know what i am talking about. but you can gleek best right after chewing big red gum.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1999 November 15, THAT antix GUY, “the weird personal info”, in alt.rave (Usenet)",
          "text": "My buddy can gleek (thats what he called it too) but he used highly pressured spit forced out between two teeth with his tounge to do it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 July 21, Sean Wilkinson, “Can you gleek?”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)",
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          "type": "quotation"
        },
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          "text": "The man said he “gleeked” on the woman, but did not intentionally spit on her."
        }
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        "(informal) To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands."
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        "informal"
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        {
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        }
      ]
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      "word": "üçlü"
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      "sense": "three of the same card in a hand",
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        "An enticing glance or look."
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          "glance",
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      ]
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        "A stream of saliva from a person's mouth."
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        "(informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth."
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        "informal"
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      "ipa": "/ɡliːk/",
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    {
      "sense": "jest or scoff",
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    }
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "jest or scoff",
      "word": "pila"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "jest or scoff",
      "word": "jekku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "jest or scoff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "plaisanterie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "jest or scoff",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "насме́шка"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "enticing glance or look",
      "word": "silmäys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "enticing glance or look",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "œillade"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "enticing glance or look",
      "word": "occhiata"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "enticing glance or look",
      "word": "guiñada"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "säkä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aubaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "bonne fortune"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "coup de pot"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "bonne affaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "pacchia"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udáča",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "уда́ча"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "ganga"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "bicoca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "good fortune",
      "word": "pichincha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "informal: stream of saliva",
      "word": "kuola"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gleek"
}

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        "To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of."
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        "To jest."
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To jest."
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        "To pass time frivolously."
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        "(obsolete, intransitive) To pass time frivolously."
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        "obsolete"
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        {
          "ref": "1999 October 18, Gem, “what can you wiggle?”, in alt.music.soulcoughing (Usenet)",
          "text": "i just push the tip of my tongue against the roof of my mouth and saliva squirts out in a groovy little arc. i think you'd really have to see it to know what i am talking about. but you can gleek best right after chewing big red gum.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1999 November 15, THAT antix GUY, “the weird personal info”, in alt.rave (Usenet)",
          "text": "My buddy can gleek (thats what he called it too) but he used highly pressured spit forced out between two teeth with his tounge to do it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002 July 21, Sean Wilkinson, “Can you gleek?”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet)",
          "text": "I used to be able to gleek \"by accident\" every now and then, but I couldn't figure out how to do it deliberately.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "The man said he “gleeked” on the woman, but did not intentionally spit on her."
        }
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        "To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands."
      ],
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        "(informal) To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands."
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      "sense": "to ridicule",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "jekuttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "naruttaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "dauber"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "se ficher de"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "se foutre de"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "prendere in giro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nasmexatʹsja",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "насмехаться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "burlarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "tomar el pelo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to jest, ridicule, or mock",
      "word": "huevear"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to discharge a long thin stream of liquid through the teeth or from under the tongue",
      "word": "kuolata"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gleek"
}

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        "A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing."
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