Geck
/ɡɛk/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Fool; idiot; imbecile. archaic, countable, derogatory, poetic, uncountable
"To become the geck and scorn / O' the other's villainy."
Verb
- 1 To jeer or mock; to show contempt for. Northern-England, Scotland, ambitransitive
"To say that ye was geck'd ye'se hae nae need."
- 2 To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully.
"... The like o ' me they'll har'ly own , But geck their head , an ' gester on , An ' fou'd they speak , Set up their beek . They wi ' a jeer , or crabit frown , But yet the day or lang may light , Whan matters will be judged right ; We've[…]"
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from German.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"To become the geck and scorn / O' the other's villainy."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Geck.