greek

IPA: grˈik

Root Word: Greek

The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly (depending on context) Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.
The written form of these languages.
A surname.
(countable) A person from Greece or of Greek descent.
(uncountable) Greek cuisine, traditional or representative Greek food.
(uncountable, figurative, colloquial) Synonym of gibberish, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
(uncountable, figurative, colloquial) Synonym of lorem ipsum, dummy placeholder text used in greeking.
(countable, US, colloquial) A member of a collegiate fraternity or sorority.
(countable, archaic) A cunning rogue.
(countable, archaic) A merry fellow.
(uncountable, slang) Anal sex.
(finance, chiefly in the plural) One of the Greeks, measures of derivative price sensitivity.
Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“nonsense writing or talk; gibberish”). [The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly (depending on context) Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.]
Alternative letter-case form of Greek (“anal sex”). [The language spoken by people of Greece, particularly (depending on context) Ancient Greek or Modern Greek.]

(obsolete) To cheat at cards.
(transitive, computing) To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
(transitive, computing) To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.
(transitive) To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.
(uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of greek. [(transitive, computing) To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.]

Of or relating to Greece, its people, its language, or its culture
(figurative, colloquial) Synonym of incomprehensible, used for foreign speech or text, technical jargon, or advanced subjects.
(US, not comparable) Of or relating to collegiate fraternities, sororities, and/or (uncommon) honor societies.

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