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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Greek Gift (A). A treacherous gift. The reference is to the Wooden Horse said to be a gift or offering to the gods for a safe return from Troy, but in reality a ruse for the destruction of the city. (See Fatal Gifts.) "Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes." Virgil: Æneid, ii. 49. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
greek gift | 34 |
greek gift basket | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "GREEK GIFT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gyanús ajándék (grecian gift), veszedelmes ajándék (grecian gift). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eekgray iftgay дары данайцев. (various references) zarara uğratmak için verilen hediye. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-f-g-g-i-k-r-t" | |
-3 letters: greige. | |
-4 letters: egger, egret, greek, greet, grief, grift, kefir, kiter, refit, retie, tiger, trike. | |
-5 letters: eger, feet, fere, fete, fire, free, fret, frig, frit, geek, gift, girt, gree, grig, grit, keef, keet, keir, kerf, kief, kier, kite, reef, reek, reft, reif, rete, rife, rift, rite, tier, tike, tire, tree, tref, trek, trig. | |
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