Meanings
nounGreek gift (plural Greek gifts)
plural Greek gifts
- A treacherous gift.
- board gamesA Greek gift sacrifice
Origin
From Virgil's Aeneid, ii. 49, in reference to the Trojan horse.
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APA
Greek gift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greek%20gift
MLA
“Greek gift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greek%20gift. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Greek gift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greek%20gift.
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