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geck¹

  • /ɡɛk/

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

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).

noun gecks

  1. archaic, countable, derogatory, poetic, uncountable Fool; idiot; imbecile. To become the geck and scorn / O' the other's villainy.

verb gecks · gecking · gecked

  1. Northern England, Scotland, ambitransitive To jeer or mock; to show contempt for. To say that ye was geck'd ye'se hae nae need.
  2. To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully. ... The like o ' me they'll har'ly own , But geck their head , an ' gester on , An ' fou'd they speak , Set up their beek . They wi ' a jeer , or crabit frown , But yet the day or lang may light , Whan matters will be judged right ; We've[…]

Geck²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Geck.

proper noun Gecks

  1. A surname from German.

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@misc{geck_2026,
  title = {geck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}