▪ I. gegg, n. Sc.
(gɛg)
[Cf. gag n.2]
A trick, hoax, practical joke.
| 1855 J. Strang Glasgow (1856) 401 The cabalistic term gegg signifies a practical joke. |
Hence gegg v., to hoax, play a trick on; also geˈggee, ˈgegger, ˈgeggery.
| 1826 J. Wilson Noct. Ambr. Wks. 1855 I. 111 Sae sune as I turn the tables on you, gegg you, as they say in Glasgow. Ibid. 235 The rums were looking up, the punch was pleasant, and the people given to geggery, every house hospitable. 1855 J. Strang Glasgow (1856) 327 That class loved fun and frolic, jest and song, geggery and gossip. Ibid. 403 The party to be gegged would be present. Ibid. 404 The whole party including the geggee were in the highest spirits. Ibid. 405 The geggers slipped silently behind. |
▪ II. gegg
obs. form of gig n.