laik

/ leɪk /

verb

1. to play (a game, etc)

2. (intr) to be on holiday, esp to take a day off work

3. (intr) to be unemployed

Word History and Origins

Origin of laik¹

C14: leiken, from Old Norse leika; related to Old English lacan to manoeuvre; compare _lark ²

Example Sentences

Harley Edwards, 27, runs H-Fit in Cardiff and is mother to 19-month-old Laik.

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The Prince George’s County native hasn’t released much music since that moment, but right before Valentine’s Day, she resurfaced with a new track titled “Sweet” that features local singer Laik.

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It referred to his 2015 song “Don’t Laïk,” a dense take on secularism in France, which includes the line “I put fatwas on the heads of idiots.”

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In 2016, he told The New York Times that “Don’t Laïk” was criticizing French secularism.

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He added that Médine had explained his lyrics many times and that the message of “Don’t Laïk” was not Islamist.

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