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gek.

crazy, mad

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɣɛk/
  1. crazy, mad

    Je maakt me gek.
  2. ludicrous, farcical

  3. silly, playful

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”). Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).

noun/ɣɛk/
  1. lunatic, madman

    masculine
  2. cowl (on a chimney)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch geck (“madman”). Earlier origin uncertain, but perhaps from an imitative verb also found in Swedish gäcka (“to mock”). Cognate with German Geck, Jeck, English geek (see etymology there).

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