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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

geekery en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English geekery From geek + -ery.

Meanings

  1. (informal, uncountable, usually) Obsessive interest in or enthusiasm for a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.

Forms

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geekeries Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

nerdery