# greeking

Pronunciation: say "GREE-king" /ˈɡɹiːkɪŋ/

## Noun

1. Nonsense text or graphics placed in a document as a placeholder to build a mock layout or demonstrate a typeface; also the practice of using such filler.
   - Simple: Fake words or shapes put into a page design to show how it will look before the real text is ready.
   - _The mockup used greeking so the client could judge the spacing without reading the copy._
   - _She replaced the greeking with the final article once the editor signed off._

## Verb

2. Present participle of greek. — present participle and gerund of greek.
   - Simple: Present participle of greek. Use this form for the action while it is happening.
   - _The studio is greeking the report's pages while waiting for the final text._
   - _By greeking the unfinished sections, she kept the presentation looking polished._

## Origin

Formed from "greek" combined with the suffix "-ing".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/greeking (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).