From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[wikipedia]
*** Pronunciation
- [gēk] , [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Etymology 1
Started as carnival slang, likely from the British dialectal term [en]
(1510s), apparently from Dutch [nl] or Low German [gml], from an imitative
verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian meaning "to croak, cackle,"
and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch [nl], German [de], Danish [da], Norwegian
[nb], Swedish [sv]). The root still survives in the Dutch adjective noun
[nl]. Compare [en] and also [non].
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
2. * [en]
3. [en] 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 .
4. [en] An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computer s.
5. * {{ quote-journal
|en |author=Jeff Boylan |editor=Bob Wasserman |title=Excerpts
|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V98/PDF/V98-N53.pdf
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://tech.mit.edu/V98/PDF/V98-N53.pdf
|archivedate=August 10, 2014 |newspaper=The Tech |location=Cambridge,
Massachusetts |publisher=MIT |date=November 14, 1978 |volume=98 |page=1
|passage=I challenge these GEEKS to show a little spirit and produce an 81
tier bonfire by Friday night. It would also be nice to see a few kegs and
some spirit around their awaited creation each night. Until then I rest my
case. }}
1. * {{ quote-newsgroup
|en |author=dd |title=Re: Temporary file names |newsgroup=net.misc
|id=bnews.yale-com.883
|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!original/net.misc/dWKt96jPZNA/iLh3_akB4v8J
|accessdate=2016-09-21 |date=Feb 16 1983 |passage=i eschew the use of "foo"
"bar" and other dill-beak GEEK dull unimaginative temporary filenames! i find
it much better to use names like: ingracl-bbp.goo or dog or ignatz }}
1. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2012 | author=Fiorenza Belussi; Udo Hermann Staber | title=Managing Networks of Creativity | page=92
|passage=The community of radio amateurs—trespassing fiddlers on the cutting
edge of technological possibilities—prefigured the GEEK community that was to
inhabit Silicon Valley 50 years later.}}
1. [en] 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 .
2. * [1=en]
3. * [en]
4. [en] An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
5. * [en]
***** Synonyms
- [carnival performer] [en]
- [person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby] [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] , [en] ; see also Thesaurus:dork
- [expert in a technical field] [en] , [en] , [en]
- [unfashionable or socially undesirable person] [en] , [en] , [en] ; see also Thesaurus:worthless person
***** Derived terms
{{col|en|alpha geek |cybergeek |fake geek girl |geekazoid |geek chic |geek
code |geekdar |geekdom |geekerati |geekery |geekette |geekfest |geekful
|geekgasm |geekhead |geekhood |geekish |geekism |geekless |geeklet |geeklike
|geekling |geekly |geekness |geekosphere |geekout |geek out |geek-out
|geeksome |geekspeak |geeksploitation |geeksta |geekster |geeksville
|geektastic |geekwad |geekwear |geeky |gleek |neek |nongeek |pencil geek
|roadgeek |supergeek |techno geek |technogeek |ubergeek }}
***** Translations
[expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers]
- Arabic: [ar] , [ar]
- Armenian: [hy]
- Chinese:
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
- Estonian: [et] , [et]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- Georgian: [ka]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko]
- Navajo: [nv] , [nv]
- Persian: [fa]
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] [slang] , [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Turkish: [tr]
[trans-bottom]
[person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Estonian: [et]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Greek: [el]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu]
- Italian: [it]
- Japanese: [ja] , [ja]
- Korean: [ko] , [ko]
- Navajo: [nv]
- Persian: [fa]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] , [ru] [informal]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[subculture]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi]
[trans-bottom]
[unfashionable or socially undesirable person]
- Danish: [da] , [da]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Greek: [el]
- Hebrew: [he]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[carnival performer]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- German: [de]
[trans-bottom]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To perform bizarre and unpleasant feats as part of a carnival .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=1995 | author=Jack Hunter | title=Inside Teradome | page=23
|passage= GEEKING, unsurprisingly, was among the first carnival acts to be
outlawed as the 20th century unfurled.}}
1. [en] To enthusiastically engage in geek-like or nerdy interests.
2. [en] To be nervous or hyperactive due to using crack cocaine .
3. * [en]
4. * [en]
5. * [en]
1. [en] To be under the influence of a mood - altering drug .
***** Usage notes
- Usually used in combination with _OUT_ or _UP_ .
***** Derived terms
[en]
***** Translations
[to behave nervously or in a hyperactive state] [trans-bottom]
*** Etymology 2
Probably related to [en]. Compare [de], [de] and the dialectal corruption of
Dutch [nl] (from [nl]), [nl]. Australian use from Cornish dialect.[1]
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A look .
2. * {{ quote-book | en | year=2005 | author=w:Carmel Bird | title=The Essential Bird | pageurl=http://books.google.com.au/books?id=lAKvEZQaWBAC&pg=PT162&dq=%22have+a+geek+at%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zZZaT82DN4efiAeR0Y3NDQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22have%20a%20geek%20at%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false | page=unnumbered
|passage=Then he says let′s have a GEEK at some of the elephant pictures
instead.}}
***** Synonyms
- [look] [en] , [en] , [en]
***** Translations
[Australian: look]
**** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To look ; to peep ; to stare about intently.
2. * {{ quote-book
|en |year=1891 |title=Esther Pentreath |author=Joseph Henry Pearce
|passage=This gayte bucca-davy, all'ys GEEKIN' round arter a gook. }}
1. * {{ quote-book
|en |year=1895 |title=Randigal Rhymes |author=Joseph Thomas |passage=I will
GEEK, I will GEEK I tell ee; while I have the spirit of a man in me I'll GEEK.
}}
***** Synonyms
- [en]
***** References
References:
[1]. James Lambert _The Macquarie Australian Slang Dictionary_ (Sydney: Macquarie Library) 2004, page 90.
- [volume=2]
*** See also
- geek someone's head up
[en]
** Basque
*** Noun
[eu]
1. [eu]
** Danish
*** Etymology
From [da]. [1995].
*** Pronunciation
- [da]
*** Noun
[en]
1. [en] [expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers; person intensely interested in a particular field or hobby; unfashionable or socially undesirable person]
**** Declension
[en]
**** Synonyms
- [da]
** French
*** Etymology
[fr].
*** Pronunciation
- [guik]
- [fr]
*** Noun
[mfbysense]
1. [en] (all senses)
** Fwâi
*** Adjective
[fwa]
1. dirty
2. cool [fashion]
*** References
- André-Georges Haudricourt et Françoise Ozanne-Rivière, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : pije - fwâi - nemi - jawe, Lacito - Documents, Asie-Austronésie 4, SELAF no. 212, Peeters, 1982
[fwa]
** Jawe
*** Adjective
[jaz]
1. dirty
*** References
- André-Georges Haudricourt et Françoise Ozanne-Rivière, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : pije - fwâi - nemi - jawe, Lacito - Documents, Asie-Austronésie 4, SELAF no. 212, Peeters, 1982
[jaz]
** Nemi
*** Adjective
[nem]
1. dirty
*** References
- André-Georges Haudricourt et Françoise Ozanne-Rivière, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : pije - fwâi - nemi - jawe, Lacito - Documents, Asie-Austronésie 4, SELAF no. 212, Peeters, 1982
[nem]
** North Frisian
*** Etymology
Cognate with [nl], [de].
*** Noun
[frr]
1. [frr] fool
** Pije
*** Adjective
[piz]
1. dirty
*** References
- André-Georges Haudricourt et Françoise Ozanne-Rivière, Dictionnaire thématique des langues de la région de Hienghène (Nouvelle-Calédonie) : pije - fwâi - nemi - jawe, Lacito - Documents, Asie-Austronésie 4, SELAF no. 212, Peeters, 1982
[piz]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
[pt].
*** Pronunciation
[guique]
- [pt]
*** Adjective
[pt-adj]
1. [en] [characteristic of those who are interested in video games, films, and series, in collecting themed objects and toys]
*** Noun
[mfbysense]
1. [en] [expert in a technical field, particularly to do with computers]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es].
*** Pronunciation
[guic]
*** Noun
[mfbysense]
1. [en]
2. * [es]