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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024geek /gik/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]- Slang Termsa person who is considered to be different from others, esp. a teenager who is socially awkward or spends too much time studying.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024geek (gēk),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]- Slang Termsa carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
- Slang Termsa peculiar or offensive person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
- Slang Termsan expert in computers (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.)
- Dutch or Low German gek
- probably variant of geck (mainly Scots) fool 1915–20
+ n. [Slang.]- an expert in computers (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: geek /ɡiːk/ n slang - a person who is preoccupied with or very knowledgeable about computing
- a boring and unattractive social misfit
- a degenerate
Etymology: 19th Century: probably variant of Scottish geck fool, from Middle Low German geckˈgeeky adj |