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A Geek

  1. (dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
  2. (colloquial) 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.
  3. (colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
  4. (uncountable, colloquial) 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.
  5. (colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
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