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keck¹

  • /kɛk/

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

Imitative. Compare German köken (“to vomit”).

verb kecks · kecking · kecked

  1. intransitive To heave or retch as if to vomit. The faction (is it not notorious?) / Keck at the memory of Glorious [William III of England]: […]

keck²

  • /kɛk/

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

From earlier dialectal kex, of Celtic origin, probably from the same ultimate source as Latin cicuta (“hemlock”).

noun

  1. dialectal, uncountable The cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris).

keck³

  • /kɛk/

Rhymes with -ɛk

Where it comes from

From Manx keck (“shit”).

noun

  1. uncountable animal dung

Keck⁴

proper noun Kecks

  1. A surname.

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"keck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/keck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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keck. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/keck

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"keck." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/keck.

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@misc{keck_2026,
  title = {keck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/keck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}