geg

G2E1G2

verb

To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.

OriginMiddle English *geigen ← Old Norse geiga ← Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną →
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Meanings

geg1

verbgeg (third-person singular simple present gegs, present participle gegging, simple past and past participle gegged)

present singular third person gegs · participle present gegging · participle past gegged · past gegged · alternative gaig · alternative gay

  1. Northern EnglanddialectalTo walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
  2. dialectalTo swing or see-saw.
noungeg (plural gegs)

plural gegs · alternative gaig · alternative gay

  1. dialectalA rut in a path.
  2. dialectalA swing or see-saw.

geg2

interjection

alternative gaig · alternative gay

  1. Internetvideo gamesUsed to indicate laughter or humour.

Geg3

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Gheg.

GEG4

nounGEG (plural GEGs)

plural GEGs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of gasoline-equivalent gallon.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gasoline gallon equivalent

Origin

geg · verb, noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰēy(w)-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʰeyǵʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*gaigijaną“to deviate, totter, transgress”
  4. Old Norsegeiga“to deviate to the side, go the wrong way, rove at random”
  5. Middle English*geigen
  6. Englishgeg

Origin unknown. Probably from Middle English *geigen, from Old Norse geiga (“to deviate to the side, go the wrong way, rove at random”), from Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną (“to deviate, totter, transgress”), causative of *gīganą (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to gape, protrude”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy(w)-, *ǵʰyāw- (“to yawn, gape”); related to Old English *gǣġan (“to go, walk, pass by”), as in forgǣġan (“to transgress, trespass, prevaricate, pass by, neglect, omit”), ofergǣġan (“to transgress”). Cognate also with Old Frisian gēia (“to overstep, exceed”), Norwegian dialectal geige (“to sway back and forth”), Middle High German gīgen (“to play the violin”), Old English gǣnan (“to gape”). More at jig.

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geg · interjection

  1. Koreanㅋㅋㅋ“haha”
  2. Englishgeg

From a corruption of kek, itself Borrowed from Korean ㅋㅋㅋ (keukeukeu, “haha”, representation of laughter).

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APA

geg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geg

MLA

“geg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geg. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geg,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geg.

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