geekishness

English

Etymology

geekish +‎ -ness

Noun

geekishness (uncountable)

1. The state of being geekish.
   • 1978 November 14, Jeff Boylan, “Excerpts”, in Bob Wasserman, editor, The Tech‎^[1], volume 98, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT, archived from the original on August 10, 2014, page 1:

     I would just like to comment on the present epidemic of geekishness which is pervading the ranks of freshmen here at the college. I should correct myself and say that this rare disease seems to have been an integral aspect of the class of '81 ever since it set foot in this once geek-free environment.