What does "greek" mean?
Greek: A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian; also, the language of Greece.
Additional senses
- 2.A swindler; a knave; a cheat. [Slang] Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat does not . . . offer many chances for the Greek. Sat. Rev.
- 3.Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me. [Colloq.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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