geek
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From British dialect geck (“‘fool’”) from Low German geck, from Middle Low German; The root still survives in Dutch gek (“‘crazy’”) or gekkie (“‘crazy person’”) in Alsatian word Gickeleshut (“‘geek's hat’”).
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geek (plural geeks)
- (colloquial) An expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers.
- My laptop’s locked up again. I need a geek.
- Do you need a hardware geek or a software geek?
- (colloquial) A person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby, generally at the expense of broader social interaction. Often used with an attributive noun.
- 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.
- (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.
- Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.
- (dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
- I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.
- (Australian, colloquial) A look.
- Have a geek at this.
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expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers
person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby
unfashionable or socially undesirable person
carnival performer
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Australian: look — see look
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to geek (third-person singular simple present geeks, present participle geeking, simple past and past participle geeked)
- (colloquial) To get high on cocaine.
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to get high on cocaine