gleet

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Meaning · English

A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhea.

Register: slang, vulgar

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

There was this Estella, a real drab, being given syph and gon and gleet by Augustus John, and Tommy has her living with him in that place of his in Earl’s Court and going to a doctor, nothing wrong with her actually but there might well have been, and he never touches her, you know.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “gleet” mean?

A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhea.

Is “gleet” formal or informal?

gleet is generally slang, vulgar.