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☆ geek (gēk)

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
  3. Slang a person regarded as being especially enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and skillful in the use of computers

Etymology: < dial. geck, fool < Du gek, madman, fool < MLowG geck: orig. echoic of unintelligible cries

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geek Usage Examples

Preposition: that

  • backup: So now you never have to worry about losing those cds. remember: it's not just geeks that backup there computers.

Converse of object

  • call: Actually, Rick doesn't mind being called a geek.

Adjective modifier

  • self-confessed: Last test of the year starts on Thursday tho As for work I have become a self-confessed postcode geek.

Modifies a noun

  • dinner: Another geek dinner is about to take place - this time host by Dave Shea, the head gardener at The CSS Zen Garden.

Noun used with modifier

  • techno: The full article by Paul Mason is in the extended entry for the techno geeks out there.
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