Geek - What does it mean?
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(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and usually asocial. Often used with an attributive noun.
(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
(colloquial) The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks.
* 2007' '''Kelly Boler, ''inmag.com'':''' ''"Basically," says [Harry J.] Knowles [founder, 'Ain't It Cool News' website], "it's my job to stay on top of the latest and coolest in '''geek that's out there, specifically as it relates to the world of film."
(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
(Australia, colloquial) A look.
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(wikipedia geek)Etymology 1
From the British dialectal term .Noun
(en noun)- I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.
- I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.
- Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart.
- My laptop’s locked up again. I need a geek .
- Do you need a hardware geek''' or a software '''geek ?
- Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks .
Derived terms
* geek chic * geek code * geekdom * geekery * geekly * geek out * geekySee also
* dork * freak * guru * hacker * loser * nerdEtymology 2
Probably related to keek; compare (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)unnumbered page,
- Then he says let?s have a geek at some of the elephant pictures instead.
- Have a geek at this.