GEEK


Meaning of GEEK in English

geek /ɡiːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from Low German gek 'stupid person' ]

informal someone who is not popular because they wear unfashionable clothes, do not know how to behave in social situations, or do strange things SYN nerd :

a computer geek

—geeky adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.