noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A disappointment; trick. UK, dialectal, transitive

Verb

1. 1
   To deceive; disappoint; jilt. UK, dialectal, transitive

Etymology

From Middle Dutch begecken or Middle Low German begecken (“to deride”), equivalent to be- + geck. More at geek.

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