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How to pronounce “geek”
Hear “geek” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for geek
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of geek with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture
of your own background in geek culture.
- Definition summary
- (dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce geek
Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture
of your own background in geek culture.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “geek”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
- (colloquial) 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.
- (colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
- (uncountable, colloquial) The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.
- (colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To perform bizarre and unpleasant feats as part of a carnival.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To enthusiastically engage in geek-like or nerdy interests.
- (intransitive, African-American Vernacular, slang) To be nervous or hyperactive due to using crack cocaine.
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