geek
/ɡiːk/
ot noun
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A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.
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A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.
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(by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
Do you need a hardware geek or a software geek?
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An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.
fe’l verb
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To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.
Hey, check out that guy...he's really geeking out pretty bad.
- To look; to peep; to stare about intently.
Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.