greeking

GREE-king/ˈɡɹiːkɪŋ/

2 meanings of greeking

1
noununcountable
Fake words or shapes put into a page design to show how it will look before the real text is ready.
Like putting a cardboard box labeled 'TV' in a room to plan where the real television will go.
The designer filled the empty boxes with greeking to show the client the layout.
Before the article came in, the team used greeking on every page.
Similarfiller, placeholder
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2
verb
Present participle of greek. Use this form for the action while it is happening.
The intern is greeking the brochure until the copy is finalized.
We are greeking the slides so the layout looks complete.
Note

greeking is a form of Greek

Forms: GreekGreeks he/she/itGreeking -ing formGreeked past tense, past participle
Spelling: Greek → greeking: add -ing

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Origin

It comes from the word "greek" plus the ending "-ing".