Jeck

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German

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Etymology

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Nominalisation of the adjective jeck (crazy). The word is the same as Geck (dandy) and is a Central Franconian (Ripuarian) form of it. Cognate to Dutch gek (crazy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɛk/
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Noun

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Jeck m (weak or mixed, genitive Jecken or (nonstandard but common) Jecks, plural Jecken)

  1. (regional) carnival reveler (participant in a carnival event or party)
    Die Jecken ziehen wieder durch die Straßen.
    Carnival revelers are parading through the streets again.
  2. (regional, colloquial, in the Rhineland) madman, fool
    Den Jeck kann doch keiner mehr ernstnehmen.
    That madman can't be taken seriously by anyone anymore.

Usage notes

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Sense 1 is now commonly seen in standard usage even beyond the Rhineland. The more original sense 2 remains dialectal.

Declension

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Synonyms

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Further reading

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  • Jeck” in Duden online