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greek

/ɡɹik/

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What does greek mean?

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”).
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“anal sex”).

verb

  1. To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
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verb

  1. To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.
  2. To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of greek.
  4. (obsolete) To cheat at cards.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture.
  2. (figuratively) Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
  3. Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, or (uncommon) honor societies.

noun

  1. A person from Greece or of Greek descent.
  2. Greek cuisine, traditional or representative Greek food.
  3. (figuratively) Synonym of gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
  4. (figuratively) Synonym of lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking.
  5. A member of a collegiate fraternity or sorority.
  6. (slang) Anal sex.
  7. One of the Greeks, measures of derivative price sensitivity.
  8. (archaic, slang) A cunning rogue.
  9. (archaic, slang) A merry fellow.

proper noun

  1. The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly, depending on context, Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.
  2. The written form of these languages.
  3. A surname.
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IPA pronunciation

/ɡɹik/

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She could not help believing that a real scholar, if specially interested, could slip Greek into her head with scarcely any trouble.
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
It is here the same in the melodrama of the transpontine theatre as in the tragedies of the Greek dramatists and Shakespeare.
Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) JappRobert Louis Stevenson: A Record, an Estimate, and a MemorialProject Gutenberg ebook #590
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Nor did they pass these humane and truly Greek decrees, without at the same time making their acts conformable to their words.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
For the time being, the one who understands the words "Greek helmet" becomes mentally a partner with those who used the helmet.
John DeweyDemocracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of EducationProject Gutenberg ebook #852
A Greek legend tells us that the lodestone was discovered by Magnes, a shepherd who found his crook attracted by the rock.
John MunroHeroes of the TelegraphProject Gutenberg ebook #979