A performer in a carnival, often presented as a wild man, who performs grotesquely disgusting acts, such as biting the head off a live chicken or snake.
A student who is socially inept and a misfit in his class, especially one who is an intellectual; a nerd; a dork.
An intellectually inclined person, especially one who is interested in scientific or technical subjects; as, a group of geeks wearing pocket protectors; -- originally a deprecatory and contemptuous term, but in the 1990's, with the increase in popularity of computers and the frequency of accumulation of great wealth by computer entrepreneurs, it has come to be used with noticeable frequency by technically competent people to refer to themselves, ironically and sometimes proudly.
a person more comfortable with computers than with other persons.
In computers and the Internet, a geekis a person who is inordinately dedicated to and involved with the technologyto the point of sometimes not appearing to be like the rest of us (non-geeks).Being a geek also implies a capability with the technology. Although historically,computer and Internet programming and hacking has been a male thing, thereare now many "girl geeks." The term "hacker" generally connotes competencemore strongly than "geek" does. The term "geek" emphasizes dedication andweirdness, although recent use of the term suggests greater social acceptanceand tolerance for geeks. (Historically, a geek was a circus person whoserole in the side-show was to bite off chicken's heads or perform otherbizarre feats. Eric Raymond describes "computer geek" as "one who eats(computer) bugs for a living.") The term seems to be used by many in the general populace for anyonewho spends a lot of or too much time at a computer.
To quote from The New Hacker's Dictionary, a computer geek is “one who eats (computer) bugs for a living. One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hackers: an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with all the personality of a cheese grater. Cannot be used by outsiders without implied insult to all hackers. A computer geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a proto-hacker in larval stage. Also called ‘turbo nerd' or ‘turbo geek.'
A person who would rather spend time with computers. Knows more a whole lot more about a computer than the average user.
a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
a bookish intellectual with poor social and physical skills
a freak by way of his actions
a guy who bites the heads off chickens, a freak
a nerd who knows lots about one thing that everyone else ignores
a Nerd who knows they are a Nerd
a nerd with social skills
a person who bites off chicken heads and drinks their blood during a freak show at carnivals
a person who is generally socially unacceptable for one or more reasons
a person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media
a person who is usually lonely and is fascinated by technology and imagination
a socially awkward person, often more at ease with computers than people
Technology fan, especially in computing. It is the hacker way of living, but does not always imply a deep technical knowledge.
someone who spends time being "social" on a computer. someone who just uses their computer for work but doesn't spend their free time "on line" is not a geek.
A popular term used to describe a person who knows a lot about computers and/or the Internet. In the past, it was considered somewhat derogatory to call someone a geek, but now that the Internet has made computer usage mainstream, even computer savvy people affectionately call themselves geeks.
short for computer geek. A term used to describe an individual, usually male, with an inordinate enthusiasm for computers and software, who sometimes neglects other routine activities of daily living such as eating and bathing.
(1) A formerly derogatory term given to the outcast elite, usually lacking in social graces. The term has been used so liberally by the masses of people that computer gurus have taken it to heart as not being derogatory, but rather the name given to scientifically savvy folk. (2) A carnival performer who performs grotesque acts, such as biting the heads off of live chickens. SCW prides it's self on being the only "geeks" your company will ever need to turn to.
In computers and the Internet, a geek is a person who is inordinately dedicated to and involved with technology to the point of sometimes not appearing to be normal. Being a geek also implies a capability with the technology.
A somewhat derogative term for someone who is very comfortable with computers, and may be imagined to be less comfortable with formal society. As a certified geek (nerd, etc), I consider it a form of ethnicity :-).
1. a sideshow performer who bites the heads off of live animals, such as chickens and bats. 2. take our computer geek self-evaluation test. 3. See Bill Gates.
Traditionally, someone whose fascination for technology overwhelms all other pursuits, with all the negative stereotypes this implies; in short, a NERD.
A geek is an individual who is fascinated, perhaps obsessively, by obscure or very specific areas of knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. Geek may not always have the same meaning as the term nerd. The Merriam-Webster definitions are "1: a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake 2: a person often of an intellectual bent who is disliked 3: an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity," though these are only three of many definitions.
