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Jeck.

carnival reveler (participant in a carnival event or party)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/jɛk/

  1. carnival reveler (participant in a carnival event or party)

    masculine · mixed · regional · weak
    Die Jecken ziehen wieder durch die Straßen.

  2. madman, fool

    colloquial · masculine · mixed · regional · weak
    Den Jeck kann doch keiner mehr ernstnehmen.
Where this word comes from

Nominalisation of the adjective jeck (“crazy”). The word is the same as Geck (“dandy”) and is a Central Franconian (Ripuarian) form of it. Cognate to Dutch gek (“crazy”).

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