geekier

Variant of geek

geek definition

☆ 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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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