Geggery means: A Scottish archaic term for trickery, deception, or conjuring tricks. The word suggests sleight of hand, illusion, or dishonest manipulation. Now entirely obsolete and encountered only in historical. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. This is a food-related word and harmless in itself.
geggery
A Scottish archaic term for trickery, deception, or conjuring tricks.
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A Scottish archaic term for trickery, deception, or conjuring tricks. The word suggests sleight of hand, illusion, or dishonest manipulation. Now entirely obsolete and encountered only in historical dictionaries or period Scottish texts.
He accused the travelling showman of pure geggery and demanded his money back.
Geggery means: A Scottish archaic term for trickery, deception, or conjuring tricks. The word suggests sleight of hand, illusion, or dishonest manipulation. Now entirely obsolete and encountered only in historical. The word is mostly archaic or historical; you will only encounter it in old texts, period drama, or school history rather than current teen conversation. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. This is a food-related word and harmless in itself.
geggery means: A Scottish archaic term for trickery, deception, or conjuring tricks. The word suggests sleight of hand, illusion, or dishonest manipulation. Now entirely obsolete and encountered. Register: archaic, historical. Almost never used today; you will find it only in older texts, dictionaries of dialect, or historical writing. Avoid in active vocabulary. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(Scotland, archaic) Trickery.
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