greek

adjective Greeker · Greekest · Gr. · Greeke

1. Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
2. colloquial, figuratively Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.

   Similar: incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects, Grecian, Greco-, Hellenic, Helleno-

3. US, not comparable Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies. “Every single person is going to have a different experience watching this film,” she said when I asked about possibly labeling the Greek system as “toxic”.

Similar: Greek

proper noun Greeks · Gr. · Greeke

1. countable, uncountable The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek. For it is vain and foolish to talk of knowing Greek, since in our ignorance we should be at the bottom of any class of schoolboys, since we do not know how the words sounded, or where precisely we ought to laugh, or how the actors acted, and between this foreign people and ourselves there is not onl
2. countable, uncountable The written form of these languages.
3. countable, uncountable A surname.

noun Greeks · Gr. · Greeke

1. countable A person from Greece or of Greek descent. The Greeks believed the sun went round the earth.
2. uncountable Greek cuisine, traditional or representative Greek food.
3. colloquial, figuratively, uncountable Synonym of gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects. "I don't hear one word in ten that they say," continued Mrs. Abingdon; "it's Greek to me. However, ..."

   Similar: gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects

4. colloquial, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable Synonym of lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking.

   Similar: lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking

5. US, colloquial, countable, metonymically A member of a collegiate fraternity or sorority. Was Joe a Greek in college?
6. archaic, countable, slang A cunning rogue. The wind-up is, that the father becomes bankrupt; the wife and daughters town-traders; the sons Greeks, Fancy-swells, Conveyancers (pickpockets), or Cracksmen (house breakers), and the New Drop is the last drop they ever take.
7. archaic, countable, slang A merry fellow.
8. slang, uncountable Anal sex. She is absolutely a total GFE, no limits, except no Greek. (Well...I say “no Greek” - - if she is really hot for you, and if she is really turned on in a long session, she might beg for a finger in her anus while you suck her clit, but she is just too tiny and tight for any “real meat” in the backdo

   Similar: anal sex

9. countable, in plural, uncountable One of the Greeks, measures of derivative price sensitivity.

Similar: Greek, Grecian, Greeke, Hellene

verb Greeks · Greeking · Greeked · Gr. · Greeke

1. obsolete To cheat at cards. A discovery of Greeking at Brighton, has made considerable noise this month in the sporting world.
2. uncommon Alternative letter-case form of greek

noun greeks

1. Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”).
2. Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“anal sex”).

verb greeks · greeking · greeked

1. transitive To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read. You can specify the type size below which text will be greeked in the Preferences dialog box. Designers often prefer to use greeked text in rough layouts because it helps the client focus on the design rather than on the words.
2. transitive To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.
3. transitive To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.