Greek

  1. Noun.  (countable) An inhabitant, resident, or a person of descent from Greece.
  2. Noun.  (US, countable) A member of a college fraternity or sorority, which are commonly characterised by being named after Greek letters. (See also Greek system).
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) Unintelligible speech or text, such as foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the listener is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon; or statements that the listener does not understand or agree with.
  4. Proper noun.  The language of the Greek people, spoken in Greece and in Greek communities..
  5. Proper noun.  The writing system used in Greek language.
  6. Adjective.  Of or relating to Greece, the Greek people, or the Greek language.
  7. Adjective.  Of or pertaining to a fraternity or sorority.
  8. Adjective.  unintelligible, especially regarding foreign speech or text, or regarding subjects the speaker is not familiar with, such as mathematics or technical jargon.
  9. Adjective.  (misspelling of, Greek) .
  10. Noun.  Nonsense writing or talk; gibberish.
  11. Noun.  (slang) Anal sex.
  12. Verb.  (computing) to display a placeholder instead of text, especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
  13. Verb.  (computing) to fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.

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