German

Noun

Jeck m ‎(genitive Jecks, plural Jecken)

1. (regional) carnival reveler (participant in a carnival event or party)

   Die Jecken ziehen wieder durch die Straßen.

   Carnival revelers are parading through the streets again.

2. (regional, colloquial, in the Rhineland) madman, fool

   Den Jeck kann doch keiner mehr ernstnehmen.

   That madman can't be taken seriously by anyone anymore.

Usage notes

Sense 1 is now commonly seen in standard usage even beyond the Rhineland. The more original sense 2 remains dialectal.

Synonyms

• Narr

German

Adjective

jeck ‎(comparative jecker, superlative am jecksten)

1. (colloquial, regional, Rhineland) crazy, mad

   Bisse jeck?‎ ― Are you crazy? (often said in a mild, joking tone)

Synonyms

• verrückt

Derived terms

• Jeck