Noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Geek

Singular geek

Plural geeks

geek (plural geeks)

  1. (colloquial) An expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers.
    My laptop’s locked up again. I need a geek.
    Do you need a hardware geek or a software geek?
  2. (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 theater geeks at heart.
  3. (colloquial) The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks.
    • 2007 Kelly Boler, inmag.com: "Basically," says [Harry J.] Knowles [founder, 'Ain't It Cool News' website], "it's my job to stay on top of the latest and coolest in geek that's out there, specifically as it relates to the world of film."
  4. (colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
    Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.
  5. (dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
    I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.
  6. (Australian, colloquial) A look.
    Have a geek at this.

Synonyms

  • (Australian, look): butcher’s, gander

Derived terms

From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Tue Feb 16 11:33:36 2010

The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as "a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, etc." Formerly, the term referred to a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken, bat, snake or bugs. The 1976 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary included only the definition regarding geek shows.

This word comes from English dialect geek, geck: fool, freak; from Low German geck, from Middle Low German. The root geck still survives in Dutch gek: crazy, and in the Alsatian word Gickeleshut: geek's hat, used in carnivals.

From Wikipedia under the GNU Free Documentation License
Wed Feb 10 21:14:13 2010

How do i dress like a nerd/geek?
Q. We are doing this fun run thing in our school, where we dress up and go for a really long walk and me and my mate have decided that we want to go as geeks but we are not really sure how to do it! We are going to change our clothes half way through and come back as emo's! Please tell me any ideas on how to dress like a geek or emo! Thanks alot!
Asked by Huzz - Sun Mar 16 18:14:51 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Geek - Big round glasses, trousers pulled real high, rucksack really high up your back, high pig tails. Emo - Anything colourful and stripy. They are obsessed with bright colours and stripes lol.
Answered by Jolly - Sun Mar 16 18:23:29 2008

Geek squad: How many days would it take for them to fix?
Q. I have a Inspirion 1525, and it keeps on restarting and doesnt load to the screen where I can log in, I planned to format the notebook but appearantly I must've done something wrong. I want to bring the notebook to Geek Squad or Best Buy, any idea how many days it will take? Thank you!
Asked by Crazy X - Mon Sep 29 16:42:57 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Geek squad is overpriced. Go to your phone book and look up a local PC repair company. Length of the fix depends on the problem and how busy they are. I can't answer that.
Answered by Tim C - Mon Sep 29 16:48:38 2008

How much money do you make working for Geek Squad?
Q. I'm in Myrtle Beach, SC. Just wondering how much money people make working for Geek Squad. There's one in the Best Buy here in town. Thanks.
Asked by David M - Sun Apr 13 08:58:09 2008 - - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Well what's the minimum wage in your state? I'd say take that and add two dollars, maybe. Or you could just call and ask them what the starting wage is.
Answered by canadamoose22 - Tue Apr 15 00:35:17 2008

From Yahoo Answer Search: "geek"
Wed Mar 10 12:52:19 2010

From Wikiquote under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Sep 28 20:05:56 2009

See also:

Custom search only geek sites:

Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.
Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor
Fri Mar 12 13:29:42 2010
This Week in GEEk - University of South Alabama News
news.google.com
This Week in GEEk

University of South Alabama News

The Heavy from Team Fortress 2 enjoys his sandvich in trademark Apple style. ...



and more »
Portland's Alfred Hitchcock Geek takes Portland Center Stage - OregonLive.com (blog)
news.google.com
Portland's Alfred Hitchcock Geek takes Portland Center Stage

OregonLive.com (blog)

Gunz keeps an entertaining and informative blog about the master, Alfred Hitchcock Geek , and his web renown for the project has grown to such a point that ...



and more »
In Which a Battlestar Galactica-Inspired Sexual Innuendo May or May Not Decide ... - Reason Online (blog)
news.google.com
In Which a Battlestar Galactica-Inspired Sexual Innuendo May or May Not Decide ...

Reason Online (blog)

... at a New Year's eve wedding reception, which, in his telling, involves Battlestar Galactica's geek -and-censor friendly F-bomb subtitute, "fracking". ...



and more »

From Google News Search: "geek"
Mon Mar 8 13:36:15 2010

geek
blogosphere.com.ua
geek
500px x 419px | 68.10kB

[source page]



tarta geek
abadiadigital.com
tarta geek
333px x 465px | 48.00kB

[source page]

Per tant 40 anys despres que nasques internet ha nascut http www sincerament com I espero que ambdos tinguin una llarga i honesta vida tecnologica Per molts anys internet

geek jpg
alcanthang.com
geek jpg
541px x 601px | 60.60kB

[source page]

Geek shows Jh Js three of a kind jacks FWALGMan wins $74 15 from the main pot with a flush king high Just for some perspective http www alcanthang com poker geek jpg LMAO

From Yahoo Image Search: "geek"
Wed Mar 10 19:53:06 2010

Dell's Mini 5 Android Tablet to be called the Streak New Tech ...
geek.com
Dell's Mini 5 Android Tablet to be called the Streak New Tech ...

John Brownlee

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:28:31 GM

Mar. 10, 2010 - A couple of months back, Dell CEO Michael Dell casually pulled a new Android tablet out of his satchel and began to demo it for eager tech journalists.

The top 10 geek anthems of all time | Chicago Press Release Services
chicagopressrelease.com
The top 10 geek anthems of all time | Chicago Press Release Services

james

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:15 GM

Editor's note : Which tunes did we leave out? This list could easily have been a Top 20.

No I'm Not A Computer Geek | BetterNetworker.com
betternetworker.com
No I'm Not A Computer Geek | BetterNetworker.com

zelphina

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:25:34 GM

Then comes the techno . geek. ...I call him on the phone and he says we have to start the computer on safe mode...the last known good configuration..​.he walks me through that and ...viola...I am back on the internet...afte​r 24 hours in a ...

From Google Blog Search: "geek"
Wed Mar 10 10:37:15 2010