geek

Noun

geek (geeks) informal

1. (somewhat dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.

   I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.

2. (colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.

   Why do you hang around with them? They"re just geeks.

3. (colloquial) A person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby, generally at the expense of broader social interaction. Often used with an attributive noun.

   I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.

   Most famous actors are really just theater geeks at heart.

4. (colloquial) An expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers.

   My laptop"s locked up again. I need a geek.

   Do you think you need a hardware geek or a software geek?

5. (Australian colloquial) A look.

   Have a geek at this

Synonyms:

• butcher’s (5)
• gander (5)

4 letters in word "geek": E E G K.

No anagrams for geek found in this word list.

Words found within geek:

ee eek eke gee keg

• Definitions:
• Geek is a common term for someone who is obsessed by their computer, and has achieved a high level of expertise in their chosen area. ...
• A term similar to nerd, but slightly less pejorative in tone.
• To quote from The New Hacker’s Dictionary, a computer geek is “one who eats (computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality of a cheese grater. ...
• A person who knows all the terms listed here and many more. Normally wears a tanktop, thick rimmed glasses and a bow-tie. Due their vast knowledge of computer termanology, they don't have a social life. They also live at home with their mothers. Back To Top
• a carnival performer who does disgusting acts eccentric: a person with an unusual or odd personality
• A geek is an individual who is fascinated by knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. Geek may not always have the same meaning as the term nerd. ...
• Geek! is the second EP by My Bloody Valentine, and their first to feature bass player Debbie Googe. It was released in December 1985.

• geeing ←
• geegaws ←
• geegaw ←
• geek
• → geekier
• → geekiest
• → geeks