Etymology: [ 'gEk ] (noun.) 1914. From British dialect geck (“fool”) from Low German geck, from Middle Low German; The root still survives in Dutch gek (“crazy”) or gekkie (“crazy person”) in Alsatian word Gickeleshut (“geek's hat”).
The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks, An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers, A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and usually antisocial. Often used with an attributive noun, An unfashionable or socially undesirable person, A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior, To get high on cocaine, A look, disapproval If you call someone, usually a man or boy, a geek, you are saying in an unkind way that they are stupid, awkward, or weak. = nerd. someone who is not popular because they wear unfashionable clothes, do not know how to behave in social situations, or do strange things = nerd (Perhaps from gek ), A mix of crack cocaine and marijuana, Strange person, scholar, book worm, nerd: "Allan reads a lot and stays by himself. He's kind of a geek.", a carnival performer who does disgusting acts, a person with an unusual or odd personality, carnival performer who performs grotesque acts; (Computers, Internet) Internet "freak", one who is addicted to the computer or Internet, one who is skilled with computers; nerd, unpopular or unusual person (Slang), A person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby, generally at the expense of broader social interaction. Often used with an attributive noun, Someone who knows a lot about computers and very little else See also nerd, An expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers, Traditionally a term of derision, geek has come to have a more positive connotation in this computer age Technically adept people now frequently refer to themselves as geeks, in a mixture of self-deprecation and pride, n A person that tends to have keen interest in alter-reality pursuits (science fiction, fantasy, etc ), almost to the point of distraction Often these people may lack certain social graces because of an inability (or unwillingness) to separate fantasy from reality (See also nerd and Neil’s treatise), Someone who knows a lot about computers and very little about anything else See also nerd, A person more comfortable with computers than with other persons, A person who is proficient in one or more technical areas, especially in hands-on utilization of technology At its most extreme geek implies a total lack of interest, ability, and even awareness of all aspects of life unrelated to technology, Social undesireable who, if not for the computer industry, would often be considered unemployable, but because of the computer industry, they often take home more money than people who work for a living -H- Hard Disk: Mass storage device Holds programs and data on most computer systems Data is stored on iron oxide coated aluminum platters, which are spun at typically speeds between 3600RPM and 11,000RPM Data is stored and recovered by movable heads, which store data on a large number of tracks on the platters The platters are often stacked, a hard disk drive might have anywhere between one and ten platters, with two heads on each (top and bottom) Data is stored as a set of concentric rings (tracks) broken up into a fixed or variable number of sectors All the data from the same track of each surface on each platter is collectively called a cylinder, and about here, I bet you really wish I had a picture handy, a person who may be very smart yet lacks the social graces of those who are considered cool , a "computer geek" is someone who spends too much time on the computer and has no social life, Deragatory term for a person with limited social skills, and usually strong technical skills While anybody can become a nerd, geeks are born, not made The difference between a geek and a dweeb is that dweeb has no redeeming qualities, Someone who knows a lot about computers and very little about anything else See, a computer-freak who memorizes all kinds of boring technical stuff, spends all their time playing with computers, and prefers playing computer games to having a real life (Hmmmm I wonder if that makes me a geek?), A highly knowledgeable but somewhat obnoxious person who is more skilled communicating with a computer than with another person, In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology to the point of sometimes not appearing to be normal Being a geek also implies a capability with the technology, A word that I dont know even though people say it to me around 600 times daily {toadguy}, Read all this and soon you'll speak like one Maybe, A slang term describing someone who is obsessed with computers and uses them at every opportunity in their free time, mainly for "social" purposes, e g communication via email and bulletin boards, playing mult-user games, etc See also Anorak, Nerd, Techie and Trainspotter, The sort of person who would get really excited at the prospect of using a text editor on a 900 megahertz workstation to write out the definitions of technical terms, A definition http://samsara circus com/~omni/geek html, plural of geek,
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The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks
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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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A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and usually antisocial. Often used with an attributive noun - "Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart."
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An unfashionable or socially undesirable person - "Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks."
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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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To get high on cocaine
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A look - "Have a geek at this."
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disapproval If you call someone, usually a man or boy, a geek, you are saying in an unkind way that they are stupid, awkward, or weak. = nerd. someone who is not popular because they wear unfashionable clothes, do not know how to behave in social situations, or do strange things = nerd (Perhaps from gek )
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A mix of crack cocaine and marijuana
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Strange person, scholar, book worm, nerd: "Allan reads a lot and stays by himself. He's kind of a geek."
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a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
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a person with an unusual or odd personality
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carnival performer who performs grotesque acts; (Computers, Internet) Internet "freak", one who is addicted to the computer or Internet, one who is skilled with computers; nerd, unpopular or unusual person (Slang) isim
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A person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby, generally at the expense of broader social interaction. Often used with an attributive noun
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Someone who knows a lot about computers and very little else See also nerd
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An expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers
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Traditionally a term of derision, geek has come to have a more positive connotation in this computer age Technically adept people now frequently refer to themselves as geeks, in a mixture of self-deprecation and pride
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n A person that tends to have keen interest in alter-reality pursuits (science fiction, fantasy, etc ), almost to the point of distraction Often these people may lack certain social graces because of an inability (or unwillingness) to separate fantasy from reality (See also nerd and Neil’s treatise)
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Someone who knows a lot about computers and very little about anything else See also nerd
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A person more comfortable with computers than with other persons
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A person who is proficient in one or more technical areas, especially in hands-on utilization of technology At its most extreme geek implies a total lack of interest, ability, and even awareness of all aspects of life unrelated to technology
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Social undesireable who, if not for the computer industry, would often be considered unemployable, but because of the computer industry, they often take home more money than people who work for a living -H- Hard Disk: Mass storage device Holds programs and data on most computer systems Data is stored on iron oxide coated aluminum platters, which are spun at typically speeds between 3600RPM and 11,000RPM Data is stored and recovered by movable heads, which store data on a large number of tracks on the platters The platters are often stacked, a hard disk drive might have anywhere between one and ten platters, with two heads on each (top and bottom) Data is stored as a set of concentric rings (tracks) broken up into a fixed or variable number of sectors All the data from the same track of each surface on each platter is collectively called a cylinder, and about here, I bet you really wish I had a picture handy
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a person who may be very smart yet lacks the social graces of those who are considered cool , a "computer geek" is someone who spends too much time on the computer and has no social life
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Deragatory term for a person with limited social skills, and usually strong technical skills While anybody can become a nerd, geeks are born, not made The difference between a geek and a dweeb is that dweeb has no redeeming qualities
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Someone who knows a lot about computers and very little about anything else See
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a computer-freak who memorizes all kinds of boring technical stuff, spends all their time playing with computers, and prefers playing computer games to having a real life (Hmmmm I wonder if that makes me a geek?)
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A highly knowledgeable but somewhat obnoxious person who is more skilled communicating with a computer than with another person
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In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology to the point of sometimes not appearing to be normal Being a geek also implies a capability with the technology
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A word that I dont know even though people say it to me around 600 times daily {toadguy}
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Read all this and soon you'll speak like one Maybe
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A slang term describing someone who is obsessed with computers and uses them at every opportunity in their free time, mainly for "social" purposes, e g communication via email and bulletin boards, playing mult-user games, etc See also Anorak, Nerd, Techie and Trainspotter
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The sort of person who would get really excited at the prospect of using a text editor on a 900 megahertz workstation to write out the definitions of technical terms
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A definition http://samsara circus com/~omni/geek html
Some etymologies, pronunciations, function and usage date content for the English translation portion are from Merriam-Webster Online at www.Merriam-Webster.com. Thanks to Online Yunanca Dil Eğitimi for providing some parts of online greek dictionary. To contribute more resources please contact us. Visuals(images) are provided by Google Image Search API. Some parts of the dictionary is contributed by many users, thank you! The content on this site is for informational purposes only. Bu aramada geek kelimesinin sözlük anlamı ve eşanlamı nedir, nasıl okunur hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. geek kelimesinin etimolojik ve eşanlamları ile ilgili açıklamalar ve bilgiler eksiksiz ve hatasız olarak anılmamalıdır. Burada yer alan geek kelimesi ile ilgili tüm açıklamalar bilgi amaçlıdır. Eksik ve hatalı çevirileri lütfen bildiriniz.
