gek.
crazy, mad
Meaning & usage
crazy, mad
Je maakt me gek.
ludicrous, farcical
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).
lunatic, madman
cowl (on a chimney)
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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