GECK

Etymology

Noun

geck (countable and uncountable, plural gecks)

scorn; derision; contempt

(archaic, pejorative, poetic) Fool; idiot; imbecile

Verb

geck (third-person singular simple present gecks, present participle gecking, simple past and past participle gecked)

(ambitransitive) To jeer; to show contempt for.

To cheat or trick.

Source: Wiktionary


Geck, n. Etym: [D. gek fool, fop; akin to G. geck; cf. Icel. gikkr a pert, rude person.]

1. Scorn, derision, or contempt. [Prov. Eng.]

2. An object of scorn; a dupe; a gull. [Obs.] To become the geck and scorn O'the other's villainy. Shak.

Geck, v. t. Etym: [Cf. OD. ghecken, G. gecken. See Geck, n.]

1. To deride; to scorn; to mock. [Prov. Eng.]

2. To cheat; trick, or gull. [Obs.] Johnson.

Geck, v. i.

Definition: To jeer; to show contempt. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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