geek
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6.8
- noun
- /ɡik/
- Slang
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- He's a finance geek.
- nerds and geeks
- a geek club
I really hope I don't like becoming Xbox geek Anyway.
- I really hope I don't like becoming Xbox geek Anyway.
- And plus, it was a it was a geek haven, right?
- He's and he's just a, a geek's geek, you know, like he.
- Like the things that make you a geek are the things that make you great.
- There's some rich, really, really rich technical geeks out there, really.
- Like, I mean, like, that's one thing Like I'm, I'm just such a geek of learning, right?
- I mean, the whole geek culture has shifted that somewhat.
Examples
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She's a computer geek, before most people even know there's such a thing.
Fiction book (1999) -
Scientists are probably sort of geeks actually, but that's OK.
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What is the best ring for one geek to give another geek?
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Like the things that make you a geek are the things that make you great.
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The reality is I'm a big geek like I actually AM.
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I am a tech geek just like Jeff, a convert.
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It's easy to know who the smart geeks are; the schools tell 'em.
Fiction book (2001) -
All right, I'm such an art supplies geek and I don't care.
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O'Dell: He's such a geek, even the other geeks won't hang around with him.
Fiction book (1999) -
As a self-proclaimed computer geek, Sarah loves spending hours discussing programming languages.
Synonyms
235
5.0
A person who is very interested in subjects like science or computers and often shy
119
7.0
A person who acts in a strange or unusual way
110
7.7
A person who is socially awkward and often seems foolish
21
7.2
A person who acts in a strange way
1
7.0
A person who behaves in an unusual way that others find odd
1
6.0
A person with unusual habits or behavior
Antonyms
Compounds
- Slur
An insulting name for a woman accused of pretending to like or know about geek culture
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Etymology
Geek later came to mean a person who is a bit socially awkward or who has very strong, unusual interests. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the old sideshow geek who stood out as odd or extreme, so today a geek is someone who stands out because of their strange or passionate hobbies.