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gleek

gleek · gleeks

брелан, насмешка, удача

A once-popular game of cards played by three peopleA once-popular game of cards played by three people.

/ɡliːk/

Значение

значений: 6

(неисчисляемое)A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
бреланbrelan
(исчисляемое)Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.
A jest or scoff; trick or deception.
насме́шкаnasméška, уда́чаudáča
An enticing glance or look.
(разговорное)A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
(сленг)A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing.

Переводы

языков: 5

Русский

По значениям 3

game of cards for three people:

jest or scoff:

good fortune:

Происхождение

From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin from

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.

Related to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr (“sport, play, game”), from Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.). More at lake.

Blend of glee + geek.

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