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geek

Main Entry:: geek
Pronunciation:: \ˈgēk\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German
Date:: 1914

1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake 2 : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3 : an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity <computer geek>

— geek·dom

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\ˈgēk-dəm\ noun

— geek·i·ness noun

— geeky

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\ˈgē-kē\ adjective

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