Meaning of geek in English
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Noun
geekEtymology
late 19th century: from the related English dialect word geck‘fool’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gek‘mad, silly’Definitions
1. a carnival performer who does disgusting acts- 2. a person with an unusual or odd personality
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