Geeks
/ɡiːks/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Geeks
noun
- A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
"I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken."
- A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
"I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now."
- (by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
"Do you need a hardware geek or a software geek?"
- The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.
- An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
"Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks."
verb
- To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.
"Hey, check out that guy...he's really geeking out pretty bad."
noun
- A look.
"Have a geek at this."
Anagrams of Geeks
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
freakguruhackerdorknerdpropeller headlosernoncewaste of spacebutcher’sgander