[ɡiːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who is knowledgeable about and obsessively interested in a particular subject, especially one that is technical or of specialist or niche interest
(e.g: a computer geek)

- an unfashionable person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious
(e.g: geeks who chose to study boring courses)

- a performer at a carnival or circus whose show consisted of bizarre or grotesque acts


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: from the related English dialect word geck ‘fool’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gek ‘mad, silly’

[ɡiːk], (Verb)

Definitions:
- engage in or discuss technical or computer-related tasks obsessively or with great attention to detail
(e.g: we all geeked out for a bit and exchanged ICQ/MSN/AOL/website information)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century: from the related English dialect word geck ‘fool’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gek ‘mad, silly’

[ɡiːk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a look
(e.g: there was a lot I wanted to have a geek at)


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century: from Scots and northern English dialect geck ‘toss the head scornfully’