geek
To perform bizarre and unpleasant feats as part of a carnivalTo perform bizarre and unpleasant feats as part of a carnival.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)To perform bizarre and unpleasant feats as part of a carnival.
(colloquial, intransitive)To enthusiastically engage in geek-like or nerdy interests.
It was our first time at a Star Trek convention and we had an amazing time wandering around and geeking.
(intransitive, slang)To be nervous or hyperactive due to using crack cocaine.
To be nervous or hyperactive due to using crack cocaine.
(broadly, intransitive, slang)To be under the influence of a mood-altering drug.
(Cornwall)To look; to peep; to stare about intently.
- to be intoxicated
Examples
21 sentencesOrigin
Started as carnival slang, likely from the British dialectal term geck (“a fool, dupe, simStarted as carnival slang, likely from the British dialectal term geck (“a fool, dupe, simpleton”) (1510s), apparently from Dutch gek or Low German geck, from an imitative verb found in North Sea Germanic and Scandinavian meaning "to croak, cackle," and also "to mock, cheat" (Dutch gekken, German gecken, Danish gække, Norwegian gakke, Swedish gäcka). The root still survives in the Dutch adjective noun gek (“crazy" or "crazy person”). Compare gink and also Old Norse gikkr (“a pert, rude person; jester; fool”).
Probably related to keek. Compare German gucken (“look”), kieken (“look”) and the dialectal corruption of Dutch keek (“keek”) (from kijk (“look”)), kijken (“to look”). Australian use from Cornish dialect.
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Forms
geeks, geeking, geeked, geekedSynonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle