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gleek
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gleeknoun
A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing.
Gleeknoun
A fan of the television show Glee.
Etymology: Of origin, ultimately from *, leikr, from galaikaz, from (e)lAig'-. Cognate with gelacan, glaik, glaik. More at lake.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Gleeknoun
Musick; or musician.
Etymology: gligge, Saxon.
What will you give us? ———— No money, but the gleek: I will give you the minstrel. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.
To Gleekverb
Etymology: gligman, in Saxon, is a mimick or a droll.
I can gleek upon occasion. William Shakespeare, Mids. Night’s Dream.
I have seen you gleeking or galling at this gentleman twice or thrice. William Shakespeare, Henry V.
Webster Dictionary
Gleeknoun
a jest or scoff; a trick or deception
Gleeknoun
an enticing look or glance
Gleekverb
to make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly
Gleeknoun
a game at cards, once popular, played by three persons
Gleeknoun
three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence, three of anything
Etymology: [Prob. fr. Icel. leika to play, play a trick on, with the prefix ge-; akin to AS. gelcan, Sw. leka to play, Dan. lege.]
Wikidata
Gleek
Gleek is a fictional character appearing in the animated series Super Friends and its related spinoffs. He debuted in The All New Superfriends Hour, which first aired September 10, 1977. Gleek's vocalizations were provided by Michael Bell.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gleek
glēk, n. (Shak.) a jest or scoff, a trick: an old game at cards for three, each having twelve, and eight being left for the stock.—v.i. (Shak.) to gibe or sneer, to spend time in sport or fun. [Prob. cog. with A.S. gelác, play, Ice. leik.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gleek in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gleek in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Translations for gleek
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- gleekGerman
- malgajaEsperanto
- regocijoSpanish
- gloutonFrench
- GleekHungarian
- berkilauIndonesian
- GleekNorwegian
- gleekPortuguese
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