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geg¹

Where it comes from

Origin unknown. Probably from Middle English *geigen, from Old Norse geiga (“to deviate to the side, go the wrong way, rove at random”), from Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną (“to deviate, totter, transgress”), causative of *gīganą (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to gape, protrude”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy(w)-, *ǵʰyāw- (“to yawn, gape”); related to Old English *gǣġan (“to go, walk, pass by”), as in forgǣġan (“to transgress, trespass, prevaricate, pass by, neglect, omit”), ofergǣġan (“to transgress”).

Cognate also with Old Frisian gēia (“to overstep, exceed”), Norwegian dialectal geige (“to sway back and forth”), Middle High German gīgen (“to play the violin”), Old English gǣnan (“to gape”). More at jig.

verb gegs · gegging · gegged · gaig · gay

  1. Northern England, dialectal To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
  2. dialectal To swing or see-saw.

noun gegs · gaig · gay

  1. dialectal A rut in a path.
  2. dialectal A swing or see-saw.

geg²

Where it comes from

From a corruption of kek, itself Borrowed from Korean ㅋㅋㅋ (keukeukeu, “haha”, representation of laughter).

interjection gaig · gay

  1. Internet Used to indicate laughter or humour.

Geg³

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Gheg

GEG⁴

noun GEGs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of gasoline-equivalent gallon

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@misc{geg_2026,
  title = {geg},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geg},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}