English

Noun

Gleek ‎(plural Gleeks)

1. (slang) A fan of the television show Glee.
   • 2009 September 7, Jason Wuthrich, "Re: OT what new shows are you looking forward to seeing this fall season?", in alt.tv.american-idol, Usenet:

     I'm more of a Gleek myself.

   • 2010, Evie Parker, 100% Gleek: The Unofficial Guide to Glee.
   • 2010 February 3, Fred X, “Re: Glee - the woman from Pushing Daisies”, in uk.media.tv.misc, Usenet:

     Well I thought she looked quite cute, so I Googled her. I'm not yet a full on Gleek, honest!

   • 2010 April 17, "Jessica and Goldina", "anyone try the Glee app?", in "VIPhone" (Google Groups group):

     are there any other Gleeks out here in viPhone land? I saw on my facebook today that there's a Glee app!! $2.99 so I grabbed it. maybe I shouldn't have seeing all the financial stress I'm currently under but I'm a Gleek in a big way!! so I couldn't resist!! I needed to check it out!!!

   • 2010 April 30, Zoot, “Re: Glee-------”, in alt.x.y, Usenet:

     Yep... I'm a "Gleek"! (I'm sure it's partially due to being in band in high school, as we usually did a medley of songs from a musical during each performance.)

   • 2010, September 24, “Kate Stanhope”, in Do You Mind That Glee Can't Keep a Secret?:

     Fair warning: One is the beginning of a musical number that's been on every Gleek's watch-list since Spears tweeted this pic.

   • 2010 September 27, "Don Del Grande" (username), "Re: 09/26/2010 New Episode", in alt.tv.simpsons, Usenet:

     And you call yourself a Gleek...

English

Noun

gleek ‎(plural gleeks)

1. A once popular game of cards played by three people.
2. Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.

See also

• murnival

Translations

Etymology 2

Related to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr ‎(“sport, play, game”), from Proto-Germanic *galaikaz ‎(“jump, play”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)lAig'- ‎(“to jump, spring, play”). Cognate with Old English ġelācan ‎(“to play a trick on, delude”), Scots glaik ‎(“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), Scots glaik ‎(“to trick, trifle with”, v.). More at lake.

Noun

gleek ‎(plural gleeks)

1. A jest or scoff; trick or deception.
   • 1592, William Shakespeare, 1 Hen VI, act iii, scene 2

     Where's the Baſtards braues, and Charles his glikes: What all amort?

2. An enticing glance or look.
   • (Can we date this quote?), Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher

     A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye.

3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) Good fortune; luck.
4. (informal) A stream of saliva from a person's mouth.

Synonyms

• (jest or scoff): deception, jest, scoff

Translations

Verb

gleek ‎(third-person singular simple present gleeks, present participle gleeking, simple past and past participle gleeked)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act iii, scene 1 (First Folio ed.)
   • […] that ſome honeſt neighbours will not make them friends. Nay, I can gleeke vpon occaſion.
2. (obsolete, intransitive) To jest.
3. (obsolete, intransitive) To pass time frivolously.
4. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (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.

   The man said he “gleeked” on the woman, but did not intentionally spit on her.

Synonyms

• (to ridicule): gibe, mock, scoff at, sneer at

Translations

Related terms

• glicke

See also

• gleet

Etymology 3

Blend of glee +‎ geek

Noun

gleek ‎(plural gleeks)

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

Anagrams

• Kegel

Low German

Verb

gleek

1. First-person singular past of glieken