Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Fool; idiot; imbecile.
verb
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryTo jeer or mock; to show contempt for. · To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully.
From Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian/North Germanic meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gjække, Swedish gäcka).
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