Present participle of 'geck': the act of tricking or ridiculing someone.
From 'geck' with the present participle suffix '-ing', following standard English verb conjugation patterns from Middle English onward.
The gerund form 'gecking' suggests this was a common enough activity in medieval and Renaissance society that it needed its own word—basically 'the act of making a fool of someone'!
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