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- Dictionarygeek/ɡiːk/
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"
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GEEK definition: 1. someone who is intelligent but not fashionable or popular: 2. someone who is very interested in…. Learn more.
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.
noun. a digital-technology expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often used disparagingly by others). a person who has excessive enthusiasm for and some expertise about a specialized subject or activity: a foreign-film geek.
Geek is a slang term for someone who is really intelligent or knowledgeable, especially about a particular topic. If you're a Star Trek geek, you know absolutely everything about the famous television show and its spin-offs.
If you call someone a geek, you are saying in an unkind way that they are unfashionable and behave awkwardly in social situations. [ informal , disapproval ] More Synonyms of geek
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. amateurishly. fumblingly.
1. : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked. 2. : an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity. computer geek. 3. : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake. geekiness noun. geeky.
1. a peculiar person, esp. one who is overly intellectual. 2. an expert in computers (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.) 3. a carnival performer billed as performing bizarre acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
a foreign-film geek. a peculiar person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual, unfashionable, or socially awkward. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
GEEK definition: 1. a man who is boring and not fashionable 2. someone who knows a lot about science or technology…. Learn more.
