geeky

English

Etymology

From geek +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːki/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -iːki

Adjective

geeky (comparative geekier, superlative geekiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a geek.
   • 2 July 2004, Fiona Shepherd, “Return of the Sun King”, in The Scotsman:

     Buddy Holly is a slightly more contentious inclusion, even if he did live fast, die young and leave a geeky-looking corpse.

Derived terms

• geekily
• geekiness

Related terms

• geek
• geekly
• geeksome

Translations

like a geek

• Finnish: nörttimäinen, nörtähtävä
• French: technoïde (fr)
• German: dämlich (de)
• Turkish: eblek (tr)

See also

• nerdish
• nerdy