geek
/ɡik/
verb
- To be extremely enthusiastic or knowledgeable about a particular subject, often in a detailed or obsessive way.
- They geek out over old video games every weekend.
- She geeks on astronomy and can name all the constellations.
- I geeked about the new science museum for hours.
noun
- A person who is very interested and knowledgeable about a particular subject, especially technology, computers, or science fiction.
- She's a history geek and knows every date of the Civil War.
- The conference was full of tech geeks discussing the latest gadgets.
- My brother is a computer geek who can fix any laptop.
- A person who is socially awkward or unfashionable, often because of their intense focus on niche interests.
- She felt like a geek at the party, not knowing how to dance.
- The movie shows a geek who becomes popular after joining the football team.
- In high school, he was called a geek because he loved comic books.
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