begeck

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verb

To deceive; disappoint; jilt.

OriginMiddle Dutch begecken ← Middle Low German begecken →
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Meanings

verbbegeck (third-person singular simple present begecks, present participle begecking, simple past and past participle begecked)

present singular third person begecks · participle present begecking · participle past begecked · past begecked

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveTo deceive; disappoint; jilt.
nounbegeck (plural begecks)

plural begecks

  1. UKdialectaltransitiveA disappointment; trick.

Origin

  1. Middle Low Germanbegecken“to deride”
  2. Middle Dutchbegecken
  3. Englishbegeck

From Middle Dutch begecken or Middle Low German begecken (“to deride”), equivalent to be- + geck. More at geek.

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APA

begeck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begeck

MLA

“begeck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begeck. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “begeck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/begeck.

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