gleek
A once-popular game of cards played by three peopleA once-popular game of cards played by three people.
Meaning
6 senses(uncountable)A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
бреланbrelan
(countable)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.
(informal)A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.
(slang)A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin fromFrom 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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Forms
plural: gleeksSynonyms
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