gleek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
  2. Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.
noun
  1. A jest or scoff; trick or deception.
  2. An enticing glance or look.
  3. A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
verb
  1. To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
  2. To jest.
  3. To pass time frivolously.
  4. To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.
noun
  1. A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing.
noun
  1. A fan of the television show Glee.

Pronunciation

glēk /ɡliːk/ en-us-gleek.ogg En-au-Gleek.ogg

Word forms

gleek gleeks gleak gleeking gleeked

Etymology

From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin from or related to Middle High German glücke, gelücke (“luck”) and Middle Dutch gelīc (“like, alike”). More at luck, like.

Synonyms

deception jest scoff gibe mock scoff at sneer at

Related words

murnival glicke gleet
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