Geek

  • 11geek — /geek/, n. Slang. 1. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken. 2. a peculiar or offensive person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual. 3. an expert in… …

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  • 12geek — [n] odd person; computer expert buffoon, computer specialist, curiosity, dolt, dork, freak, goon, guru, nerd, techie, weirdo; concepts 352,366,423 …

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  • 13geek — ► NOUN informal, chiefly N. Amer. 1) an unfashionable or socially inept person. 2) an obsessive enthusiast. DERIVATIVES geeky adjective. ORIGIN from the related English dialect word geck fool …

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  • 14geek — ☆ geek [gēk ] n. [< dial. geck, fool < Du gek, madman, fool < MLowG geck: orig. echoic of unintelligible cries] 1. a performer of grotesque or depraved acts in a carnival, etc., such as biting off the head of a live chicken 2. Slang any… …

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  • 15Geek — For other uses, see Geek (disambiguation). Geeks are often associated with an abnormal appreciation for mathematics. Here, the number π (pi) extends from the lo …

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  • 16Geek U.S.A. — Song infobox Name = Geek U.S.A. Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins Album = Siamese Dream Released = 27 July 1993 track no = 8 Recorded = 1992 1993 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 5:13 Writer = Billy Corgan Label = Virgin Records Producer = Butch… …

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  • 17geek — In International English geek means a person who is socially inept or boringly conventional or studious . The sense comes from the United States, where it originally referred to an assistant at a sideshow whose purpose was to appear an object of… …

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  • 18geek — I. /gik / (say geek) noun Colloquial a look: *I d rather burn it than let him get a geek at it. –dorothy hewett, 1999. Also, geez, gig, gink. {British dialect (Cornish) geek to peep, peer, spy} II. /gik / (say geek) –noun …

  • 19Geek! — Infobox Album | Name = Geek! Type = EP Artist = My Bloody Valentine Released = December 1985 Recorded = 1985 Genre = Post punk Shoegaze Length = 12:57 Label = Fever (FEV5X) Producer = My Bloody Valentine Reviews = Last album = This Is Your Bloody …

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  • 20geek — I. n 1. American a freak, an insane or dis gusting person. This old word originated with fairground folk to describe someone willing to abase themselves or perform disgusting acts, such as biting the heads off live chickens, or a grotesque person …

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