A กิ๊ก (gík) by any other name

[sglad]

There was some confusion on the word gík in another thread but as some readers may not be interested in fictional posts/threads, I've decided to reproduce my explanation here which was initially addressed to Smiles.

Hi Smiles

It's กิ๊ก, pronounced as gík. The g here sounds like an un-aspirated k. It means a casual boyfriend, girlfriend or playmate; someone you're likely to be sharing intimacy with.

I think I understand how Pot mistook it for a "bunch of lady-boys standing around in loud screeching conversation". He probably heard you pronounce it as

คิก or kík where the k here IS aspirated. It denotes the sound of giggling which lady-boys often make

OR he might have heard it as (more likely)

กรีด or grèet which means to scream, screech or shriek, which lady-boys certainly do.

The three words have very close pronunciations and it is easy to be misunderstood. Even Thais misunderstand each other hence it is sometimes necessary to provide context.