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gegger

UK/ˈɡɛɡə/US/ˈɡɛɡər/

gegger noun: someone who does not conform to "chav" or "goth" stereotypes.

Noun (1)

gegger (plural geggers)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) Someone who does not conform to "chav" or "goth" stereotypes.

Noun (2)

gegger (plural geggers)

  1. (Scotland, archaic) One who tricks someone else.
    • The street was, for a moment, in confusion; when no sooner did the geggers see that the fall would be broken, […]1864 January, John Strang, Glasgow and Its Clubs: Or Glimpses of the Condition, Manners, Characters, and Oddities of the City, During the Past and Present Centuries, page 342

Forms of gegger

pluralgeggers

Origin of gegger

From gegg (“hoax, trick”) + -er.

Questions about gegger

What does gegger mean?
Gegger means someone who does not conform to "chav" or "goth" stereotypes.
What part of speech is gegger?
Gegger is a noun.
How do you pronounce gegger?
Gegger is pronounced /ˈɡɛɡə/ (UK).
What is the plural of gegger?
The plural of gegger is geggers.

Words near gegger in the dictionary

  1. gegg
  2. gegged
  3. gegged in
  4. geggee
  5. geggees
  6. gegger
  7. geggers
  8. geggery
  9. geggie
  10. geggies
  11. gegging

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