Geggery

/ˈɡɛɡəri/ noun

Definition

The behavior, tactics, or practices associated with irregular or guerrilla-style warfare and combat.

Etymology

Derived from 'gegger' with the English suffix '-ery', meaning a practice, behavior, or collection of activities. Follows the pattern of words like 'archery' or 'trickery'.

Kelly Says

The suffix '-ery' traditionally refers to a place where something happens (bakery) or the collection of behaviors related to something—and geggery shows how military terminology entered common English usage during colonial expansion.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ገገገሪ
ge-ge-ge-ri
ARالعربية
جيجري
ji-ji-ri
BNবাংলা
গেগেরি
ge-ge-ri
CACatalà
geggery
ge-ge-ri
CSČeština
geggery
ge-ge-ri
DADansk
geggery
ge-ge-ri
DEDeutsch
Geggery
ge-ge-ri
ELΕλληνικά
geggery
ge-ge-ri
ESEspañol
geggery
ge-ge-ri
FAفارسی
جيجری
ji-ji-ri
FISuomi
geggery
ge-ge-ri
FRFrançais
geggery
ge-ge-ri
GUGU
ગેગેરી
ge-ge-ri
HAHA
geggery
ge-ge-ri
HEעברית
ג'גרי
ge-ge-ri
HIहिन्दी
गेगरी
ge-ge-ri
HUMagyar
geggery
ge-ge-ri
IDBahasa Indonesia
geggery
ge-ge-ri
IGIG
geggery
ge-ge-ri
ITItaliano
geggery
ge-ge-ri
JA日本語
ゲゲリー
ge-ge-ri
KKKK
геггерри
ge-g-ger-ri
KMKM
geggery
ge-ge-ri
KO한국어
게거리
ge-ge-ri
MRMR
गेगरी
ge-ge-ri
MSBahasa Melayu
geggery
ge-ge-ri
MYမြန်မာ
geggery
ge-ge-ri
NLNederlands
geggery
ge-ge-ri
NONorsk
geggery
ge-ge-ri
PAPA
ਗੇਗਰੀ
ge-ge-ri
PLPolski
geggery
ge-ge-ri
PTPortuguês
geggery
ge-ge-ri
RORomână
geggery
ge-ge-ri
RUРусский
геггерри
ge-g-ger-ri
SVSvenska
geggery
ge-ge-ri
SWKiswahili
geggery
ge-ge-ri
TAதமிழ்
கேகெரி
ka-ge-ri
TEతెలుగు
గెగెరి
ge-ge-ri
THไทย
geggery
ge-ge-ri
TLTL
geggery
ge-ge-ri
TRTürkçe
geggery
ge-ge-ri
UKУкраїнська
геггерри
ge-g-ger-ri
URاردو
جيجري
ji-ji-ri
VITiếng Việt
geggery
ge-ge-ri
YOYO
geggery
ge-ge-ri
ZH中文
格格里
ge-ge-li
ZUZU
geggery
ge-ge-ri

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