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geek

Also: computer geek

an expert in programming and/or repairing computers

geek

(gēk) Slang

a. A person regarded as foolish, inept, or clumsy.

b. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.

2. A carnival performer whose show consists of bizarre acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken.

tr.v. geeked, geek·ing, geeks

To excite emotionally: I'm geeked about that new video game.

[Perhaps alteration of dialectal geck, fool, from Low German gek, from Middle Low German.]

geek′y adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

geek

(ɡiːk)

1. a person who is knowledgeable and enthusiastic about a specific subject

2. a boring and unattractive social misfit

[C19: probably variant of Scottish geck fool, from Middle Low German geck]

ˈgeeky adj

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

geek

(gik)

n. Slang.

1. a peculiar person, esp. one who is overly intellectual.

2. an expert in computers (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders.)

3. a carnival performer billed as performing bizarre acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.

[1905–10; probably variant of geck (mainly Scots) fool < Dutch or Low German gek]

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Noun	1.	geek - a carnival performer who does disgusting acts performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
	2.	geek - a person with an unusual or odd personality eccentric, eccentric person, oddball, flake unusual person, anomaly - a person who is unusual crackpot, fruitcake, nut case, screwball, crank, nut - a whimsically eccentric person nutter, wacko, whacko - a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad

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friki

friikkifriikkiysilveilijä

computerfreakfreakseutstraatartiest

geek

[giːk] N (esp US) → cretino/a m/f

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geek

[ˈgiːk] n

(= nerd) → allumé(e) m/f

(also computer geek) → crack m en informatique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

geek

n (esp US inf) → Waschlappen m (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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