What is a Geek?
Geek (gēk) Slang. Noun
- a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used by outsiders).
a peculiar or otherwise dislikeable person, ep. one who is perceived to be overly intellectual.
a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts, as biting off the head of a live chicken.
- A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the norm. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest.
Geeked, Geek-ing, Geeks
Transitive Verb
- To excite emotionally: Alan is geeked up about that new Miley Cyrus album
Losing one's nerve: When Jon saw the accident, he was geeked out.
Laughing uncontrollably: Ronald smoked WAY too much pot. He's geeking out.
- To wax intellectually about technology, gadgets, and other geek-related topics or subjects.
Geekingitout.com is an online magazine (okay... a glorified blog) about gaming, gadgets, and current technology news, updates and reviews. Originally started in Q4 of 2008, Geekingitout.com went on hiatus for a year and half and is now run by Tek-uniQue Graphics, LLC.
The site is updated a few times a week, featuring a few short (or ridonkulously long-winded) articles on consumer electronic news, product reviews, gaming reviews, videos (movie & game trailers, fails, and some tutorials), editorials, and occasionally some really-really-really cool content (which remains to be seen, eh?).
***Definitions were taken from various online sources: Geek - www.dictionary.com and wikipedia.com; Geeked, Geekin-ing, Geeks - www.urbandictionary.com.