geek

  1. Noun.  (dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
  2. Noun.  (colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and usually asocial. Often used with an attributive noun.
  3. Noun.  (colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
  4. Noun.  (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.
  5. Noun.  (colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
  6. Noun.  (Australia, colloquial) A look.
  7. Verb.  (colloquial) To get high on cocaine.

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