Definition of Gleek

1. n. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception.

2. v. i. To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly.

3. n. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons.

Definition of Gleek

1. Noun. (slang) A fan of the television show ''w:Glee (TV series) Glee''. ¹

2. Noun. A once popular game of cards played by three people. ¹

3. Noun. Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of everything. ¹

4. Noun. A jest or scoff; trick or deception. ¹

5. Noun. An enticing glance or look. ¹

6. Noun. Good fortune; luck. ¹

7. Noun. (informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth. ¹

8. Verb. (archaic) To jest, ridicule, or mock; to make sport of. ¹

9. Verb. (informal) To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid, (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands. ¹

10. Noun. (slang) A geek who is involved in a glee club, choir, or singing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gleek

1. to gibe [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: gibe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gleek

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Literary usage of Gleek

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"The ace of trumps, in the game of gleek ; as Tom ... The four of trumps at -Ы game of gleek. Compl. Ga See in TIB. ..."

2. The Fortnightly Review (1865)
"Considering that the usual stakes at Gleek were a farthing or a halfpenny, ... Gleek is played by three persons. The deuces and trois are thrown out of the ..."

3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"In the game of gleek, to gain a decided advantage over. ... Why, gleek ; that's your only game. Gleek let it be, for I am persuaded 1 «hell gleek some of ..."

4. The Lives of the Right Hon. Francis North, Baron Guilford, Lord Keeper of by Roger North (1826)
"He joined in every decent thing; and whatever games were stirring, at places where he retired, as gammon, gleek, piquet, or even the merry main, ..."

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