Used in a Sentence

geeks

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for geeks.

Editorial note

The categorization into geeks and non-geeks, while perhaps useful for identifying social cliques, is not at all useful for correcting society's power imbalances.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of geeks gathered in one view.

noun

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

noun

(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.

noun

(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for geeks.

noun

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

noun

(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.

noun

(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.

noun

(Australia, colloquial) A look.

Example sentences

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The categorization into geeks and non-geeks, while perhaps useful for identifying social cliques, is not at all useful for correcting society's power imbalances.

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But it'd be cool to talk to geeks about geek things like bluetooth soil sensors and watering automation.

3

This happened early for geeks (endless knowledge), and later for a lot of other niches.

4

I wonder if he hoped, like many geeks, that he could avoid it and just do good things.

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That's a big reason new fields of technology are so exiting - it's not just interesting to us geeks, but valuable to the businesspeople.

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I feel like this is one of those things we as geeks tend to miss.

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But geeks are some of the most stubborn people out there.

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However, SOC makes more money from geeks not finding jobs.

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The stated purpose is to help geeks get jobs.

10

I think there are enough geeks like me to fund a decent Kickstarter.

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One week the elite geeks talk about how strong encryption is available to everyone and can't be stopped, or how you really can't regulate what comes out of a 3d printer.

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In college, the young women chose a broad range of courses in the humanities, arts, and sciences, whereas the boys were geeks who stuck to math and science.

Quote examples

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Geeks used to write love letters to a future with a "universal jukebox" and here we are, yet no one is happy!

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(In my experience, if you want to talk about "groups" in programming companies, it's mostly geeks vs.

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[0] For example my list of the first 20 twits or so include: Watching the "alpha geeks"....

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), even the annoying-to-most-geeks UX has a "face" that you can recognize.

Proper noun examples

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My top recommendations would be Twin Peaks, My So-Called Life, Freaks and Geeks, Sports Night, and Arrested Development.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use geeks in a sentence?

The categorization into geeks and non-geeks, while perhaps useful for identifying social cliques, is not at all useful for correcting society's power imbalances.

What does geeks mean?

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

What part of speech is geeks?

geeks is commonly used as noun.