Dek
noun, num, slang
noun, num, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The subhead of a news story. slang
Numeral
- 1 The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
Etymology 1
Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.
Etymology 2
From the prefix dec-.