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noun
Obsessive interest in or enthusiasm for a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English geekery From geek + -ery.
