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Greg

/ɡɹɛɡ/

Greg proper noun: a diminutive of the male given names Gregory and Gregor, from English or Scottish (sometimes derived from the surname Greig).

Proper noun

Greg

  1. A diminutive of the male given names Gregory and Gregor, from English or Scottish (sometimes derived from the surname Greig).
    • Rep. Jasmine Crockett, who seemingly made fun of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, is now claiming that her comments referring to him as "Governor Hot Wheels" while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles on Saturday were not about Abbott's disability, but rather "his terrible policies."2025 March 26, Lalee Ibssa and Jon Haworth, “Rep. Jasmine Crockett defends 'Governor Hot Wheels' comments about Abbott amid censure threat”, in ABC News

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Questions about Greg

What does Greg mean?
Greg means a diminutive of the male given names Gregory and Gregor, from English or Scottish (sometimes derived from the surname Greig).
What part of speech is Greg?
Greg is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Greg?
Greg is pronounced /ɡɹɛɡ/.

Words near Greg in the dictionary

  1. greeze
  2. greezes
  3. greffier
  4. greffiers
  5. Grefsen
  6. Greg
  7. Greg Greg
  8. Grega
  9. Gregadoo
  10. gregal
  11. gregale

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