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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

geg in en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (UK, informal, often, used with "on") To intrude; butt or muscle in (on another's territory, property, romantic partner, etc.); to be nosy.
    • However, they would've come to watch Jay play, and she didn't want them gegging in on her social life. 2018, Debbie McGowan, Goth of Christmas Past, page 50:
    • Everyone in the underworld wanted to geg in on it to get credit for it [from powerful Haase when he got out]. 2011, Graham Johnson, Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-Offs:

Forms

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gegged in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gegged in Tense=Past lexicographic
gegs in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
geg in on alternative lexicographic
gegging in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic