glaik

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ɡleɪk/ UK /ɡleɪk/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a trick or deception; a foolish or flighty person (dialectal)

He played a glaik on his brother and laughed at the result.

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1 noun · a trick or deception; a... trick deception prank fool

Word family

Derived forms glaikit

Etymology

Of obscure origin; a chiefly Scots and dialectal word for a trick, deception, or a flighty person, perhaps related to the verb gleek ('to jest, deceive').

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# glaik

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ɡleɪk
**IPA (UK):** ɡleɪk

## Meanings
1. a trick or deception; a foolish or flighty person (dialectal)

## Examples
- He played a glaik on his brother and laughed at the result.

## Synonyms
- trick
- deception
- prank
- fool

## Derived Forms
- glaikit

## Etymology
Of obscure origin; a chiefly Scots and dialectal word for a trick, deception, or a flighty person, perhaps related to the verb gleek ('to jest, deceive').

## AI Etymology
Glaik has this etymological history: Of obscure origin; a chiefly Scots and dialectal word for a trick, deception, or a flighty person, perhaps related to the verb gleek ('to jest, deceive'). As a noun, glaik names a trick or deception; a foolish or flighty person (dialectal). The same family is visible in derived forms such as glaikit. The wording should be read with that uncertainty intact: the proposed connection is plausible rather than absolute.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Register & Style

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