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geekishness

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Etymology

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From geekish +‎ -ness.

Noun

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geekishness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being geekish.
    • 1978 November 14, Jeff Boylan, “Excerpts”, in Bob Wasserman, editor, The Tech[1], volume 98, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT, archived from the original on August 10, 2014, page 1:
      I would just like to comment on the present epidemic of geekishness which is pervading the ranks of freshmen here at the college. I should correct myself and say that this rare disease seems to have been an integral aspect of the class of '81 ever since it set foot in this once geek-free environment.