GEEK


Meaning of GEEK in English

[ gi:k ]

■ noun informal an unfashionable or socially inept person.

↘a knowledgeable and obsessive enthusiast: a computer ~.

Derivatives

~dom noun

~y adjective ( ~ier , ~iest ).

Origin

C19: from the related Engl. dialect word geck 'fool', of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.