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geek (ɡiːk
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Definitions
noun
(slang)- a person who is preoccupied with or very knowledgeable about computing
- a boring and unattractive social misfit
- a degenerate
Derived Forms
ˈgeeky adjectiveWord Origin
C19: probably variant of Scottish geck fool, from Middle Low German geckSynonyms
View thesaurus entryExample Sentences Including 'geek'
CREDIT: Greg Southam, The Journal EDMONTON - Forget about selling technology to the average geek.canada.com (2004)
Eminem caused the only controversy of the night when he dissed techno geek Moby.NME (New Musical Express) (2002)
He funded that nasty, talentless little geek 's entire tennis career.BEHINDLINGS (2002)
Just because a child is intelligent doesn't mean they're a geek.Sun, News of the World (2001)
Maxine wouldn't fall for squeaky Ashley if he were the last geek in Weatherfield.Sun, News of the World (1999)
Spend 10 minutes taking the geek test to find out the truth.New Zealand Herald (2003)
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