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