New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Geek — (/gik/), parfois francisé en guik est un terme d origine américaine anglophone, qui désigne de façon péjorative, une personne bizarre qui est perçue comme trop intellectuelle[1]. Il a été ensuite très utilisé internationalement sur Internet de… … Wikipédia en Français
Geek — (del inglés geek, pronunciado guik : IPA /gi:k/) es un término que se utiliza para referirse a la persona fascinada por la tecnología y la informática.[1] [2] [3] … Wikipedia Español
Geek — [giːk] (engl. umgangssprachlich für Streber, Stubengelehrter) bezeichnet heute allgemein eine Person, die sich durch großes Interesse an wissenschaftlichen oder fiktionalen Themen auszeichnet, die üblicherweise von elektronischer (vgl.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Geek U.S.A. — «Geek U.S.A.» Canción de The Smashing Pumpkins Álbum Siamese Dream Publicación 27 de julio de 1993 … Wikipedia Español
Geek — У этого термина существуют и другие значения, см. Гик (значения). Гик (англ. geek, IPA giːk) сленговый термин, характеризующий эксцентричного человека, «помешанного» на каком либо роде занятий. Однако чаще всего термин употребляется… … Википедия
geek — [giːk] noun [countable] informal COMPUTING someone who knows a lot about a technical subject, usually computers, but who is not good at communicating with people; = NERD: • He is a 15 year old computer geek who spends all day gaming. * * * geek… … Financial and business terms
geek — sideshow freak, 1916, U.S. carnival and circus slang, perhaps a variant of geck a fool, dupe, simpleton (1510s), apparently from Low Ger. geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian meaning to croak, cackle, and also … Etymology dictionary
geek — (g[=e]k), n. 1. A performer in a carnival, often presented as a wild man, who performs grotesquely disgusting acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken or snake. [PJC] 2. Hence: Any eccentric or strange person; an oddball; an eccentric.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geek — [gi:k] n [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 = ↑nerd ▪ a computer… … Dictionary of contemporary English
geek — [ gik ] noun count INFORMAL someone who is boring, especially because they seem to be interested only in computers ╾ geek|y adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
geek — /geek/, n. Slang. 1. a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken. 2. a peculiar or offensive person, esp. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual. 3. an expert in… … Universalium
