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geek·dom | \ ˈgēk-dəm 
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\Definition of geekdom
: the state or fact of being a geek (see especially geek sense 2)
I mean, really—don't you think you've reached the height of geekdom with three devices simultaneously dangling from your belt?— Greg Michetti At his store, he is saddled with two employees so far gone in their musical geekdom as to make Rob seem a model of sanity.— David Ansen
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The first known use of geekdom was in 1947
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