Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"Russian condemned person in a prison or labor camp," 1968, from Russian zek, probably representing a vocalization of z/k, abbreviation of zaklyuchennyi "prisoner."
Wiktionary
n. A prisoner at a Russian prison, especially (context historical English) at a Soviet labour camp. (from 20th c.)
Wikipedia
Zek may refer to:
- Zek (inmate), a Russian slang term for a prison or forced labor camp inmate
- Grand Nagus Zek, a Star Trek: Deep Space Nine character.
- Zek, an EverQuest special game server
- Achmet Zek, a character from Tarzan the Tiger movie serial
- "Zentralstelle zur Erforschung der Kriegschuldfrage", Centre for the Study of the Causes of the War
- " Zentralstelle für Kreditinformation", a Swiss credit information center.
Usage examples of "zek".
White-faced, Jazz and Zek shrank back into the shadow of the rock, stared at each other.
And as Zek talked he kneeled and carefully slipped the sandals off her feet, began to work on her wounds.
You have to admit, Zek, it would have been easy just now to take a guess at what I was thinking.
Arlek gasped and leaped backwards a full pace, pointed at the radio and stared round-eyed as Zek produced it.
He turned to Zek, rolled her unceremoniously face-down across his knees, went frantically to work on her knots.
Jazz and Zek with their red eyes almost as if they considered the antics of insects.
Gustan, still carried Zek, who writhed like a snake in his grasp, beating at his head with her tiny hands.
From the bed of the pass ahead came the distant jingle of Gypsy movements, and at last the panting of runners where they converged on Jazz, Zek and Wolf.
Simmons journeyed west with Zek, Lardis and his Travellers, journeyed in the golden glow of the slowly setting sun.
Jazz and Zek likewise, peering out from their cramped refuge while the sky cleared and the low, unshakable sun began to aim its wan but still warming rays into their faces again.
As he began to dress and before Zek could continue her story, they spotted Lardis returning across the rim of the riverbank.
As Lardis arrived and cast a speculative eye over the several items of gear where they lay spread out, so Zek gave Jazz a helping hand to get himself kitted-up again.
Jazz lifted Zek down from their niche in the rock, turned from her to begin making the descent.
Vyotsky shouted, but Jazz and Zek were already moving to obey the stranger.
And just as it had affected Zek Foener, Jazz Simmons and others before them, so it affected Harry.