geek /ɡiːk/
noun [countable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Perhaps from Low German gek 'stupid person']
informal someone who is not popular because they wear unfashionable clothes, do not know how to behave in social situations, or do strange things
Synonym : nerd:
a computer geek—geeky adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲