กิ๊ก

See also: กก and ก๊ก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicกิ๊ก
k i ˊ k
RomanizationPaiboongík
Royal Institutekik
(standard) IPA(key)/kik̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Believed to be from English click (to get along well), English gig (to engage in a temporary job), or clipping of กุ๊กกิ๊ก (to engage in a quickie).[1]

Noun

กิ๊ก • (gík) (classifier คน)

  1. (slang) illicit lover

Verb

กิ๊ก • (gík) (abstract noun การกิ๊ก)

  1. (slang, transitive or intransitive) to engage in an illicit romantic relationship (with)

Etymology 2

Shortened from กิกะไบต์ (gì-gà-bái).

Alternative forms

Noun

กิ๊ก • (gík)

  1. (colloquial, computing) gigabyte.

References

  1. ^ ปดิวลดา บวรศักดิ์ (20 January 2025) ““กิ๊ก” คำเรียกแทนชู้ มาจากไหน?”, in silpa-mag.com[1] (in Thai)