neek

English

Etymology

Blend of nerd +‎ geek

Noun

neek (plural neeks)

1. (slang, derogatory) A nerd or geek, particularly one considered pompous or overly fastidious.
   • 2004, Ákos Németh, Car Thieves, page 13:

     LACIKA: How can you be such a neek?
     ARON: Stop pushing me.
     LACIKA: Connect this with that wire. Wake up.
     ARON: Can't do it.
     LACIKA: Cause you're a neek.

   • 2014, Na'ima B. Robert, She Wore Red Trainers: A Muslim Love Story:

     When I turned down the shisha pipe Mahmoud had said, 'hey, don't be such a neek, man. You can still have fun without being a total ho, like me.'

Anagrams

• Enke, Keen, keen, kene, knee, kène

Tlingit

Etymology

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Noun

neek

1. news, information
2. gossip, rumor

Further reading

• Twitchell, X̱ʼunei Lance (2020) Tlingit Online Dictionary, Juneau, Alaska: Independently published, supported by Goldbelt Heritage Foundation and the University of Alaska Southeast, →ISBN