gegg

See also: Gegg

English

Noun

gegg (plural geggs)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) A trick or hoax.
    • 1832, The Day (issue 1, part 112, page 175)
      Its meetings have long ceased, and it is only fair to hope that there be none of the young and gay spirits of Glasgow eager to revive so palpable a gegg as the one we have just recorded, […]

Derived terms

Verb

gegg (third-person singular simple present geggs, present participle gegging, simple past and past participle gegged)

  1. (Scotland, archaic, transitive) To trick or hoax.
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