gleek

¹

[ gleek ]

verb (used without object)

, Archaic.

1. to make a joke; jest.

gleek

²

[ gleek ]

noun

1. an English card game for three persons played with a 44-card pack, popular from the 16th through the 18th century.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleek¹

First recorded in 1540–50; of uncertain origin

Origin of gleek²

First recorded in 1525–35; from Middle French glic, perhaps from Middle Dutch gelīc “similar to, like”; like ¹

Example Sentences

Viewers who tuned in hoping for an updated "Upstairs, Downstairs," or just the sight of Maggie Smith, were soon talking up the show with as much hyperbolic rhapsody as any "Mad Men" fan or Gleek.

From Los Angeles Times

Labeling yourself a "Gleek" was a common.

From Los Angeles Times

Because I am, and perhaps always will be, a Gleek.

From Los Angeles Times

So if you’re a Gleek who’s yet to let go, here’s what you need to know before tuning in Friday.

From Time

After all, as even the most diehard Gleek will admit, nearly every episode of Fox’s hit TV show is riddled with contrivances, abandoned plot points and incoherent characters.

From New York Times