geck
To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(ambitransitive, chiefly, Scotland, Northern England) To jeer or mock; to show contempt for.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(archaic, pejorative, poetic) Fool; idiot; imbecile.
… for where’s the use of a woman having brains of her own if she’s tackled to a geck as everybody’s a-laughing at?
Origin: From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/ meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka). Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully.
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