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geeky

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɡiːki/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːki
  • CMU ARPABET: G IY1 K IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Resembling or characteristic of a geek.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, sometimes

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English geeky From geek + -y.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: nörttimäinen — like a geek
  • Finnish: nörtähtävä — like a geek
  • French: technoïde — like a geek
  • German: dämlich — like a geek
  • Turkish: eblek — like a geek