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- DictionaryGeek/ɡēk/
noun
- 1. a person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest: "a computer geek"
- 2. an unfashionable person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious: derogatory "geeks who chose to study boring courses"
verb
- 1. engage in or discuss technical or computer-related tasks obsessively or with great attention to detail: "we all geeked out for a bit and exchanged ICQ/MSN/AOL/website information"
someone who is intelligent but not fashionable or popular: He's such a geek. someone who is very interested in a particular subject and knows a lot about it: a self-confessed movie geek. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Inability and awkwardness. accident-prone. adorkable. all thumbs idiom.
The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit.
The Scottish root word geck translates as “fool,” and many famous geeks were called fools before their ideas changed the world. Remember, today’s geek is tomorrow’s billionaire. Definitions of geek. noun. a person with an unusual or odd personality. synonyms: eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball. see more.
May 14, 2024 · geek in American English. (gik ) US. noun. 1. a performer of grotesque or depraved acts in a carnival, etc., such as biting off the head of a live chicken. 2. Slang. any person considered to be different from others in a negative or bizarre way, as a teenager seen as being socially or physically awkward.
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someone who knows a lot about science or technology, especially computers: a brilliant computer geek. geeky. adjective informal. a geeky guy with a beard and glasses. (Definition of geek from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of geek. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指男人）悶蛋, 土包子… See more.
May 6, 2024 · geek (third-person singular simple present geeks, present participle geeking, simple past and past participle geeked) ( intransitive, colloquial) To enthusiastically engage in geek-like or nerdy interests. It was our first time at a Star Trek convention and we had an amazing time wandering around and geeking out.
