# gleek

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡliːk/

## Definitions
1. A once-popular game of cards played by three people.
2. Three of the same cards held in one hand; three of a kind.

## Etymology
From Middle French glic, from Old French glic (“a game of cards”), of Germanic origin from or related to Middle High German glücke, gelücke (“luck”) and Middle Dutch gelīc (“like, alike”). More at luck, like.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gleek