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	The word '''''geek''''' is a ] term for odd or non-mainstream people, with different connotations ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a person heavily interested in a hobby", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp one who is perceived to be overly intellectual".<ref name="merriam-webster">{{cite web\|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geek\|title=Geek\|date=\|accessdate=2007-10-12\|work=Dictionary.com-Merriam-Webster entry}}</ref>

	Although often considered as a pejorative, the term is also often used self-referentially without malice or as a source of pride.

	==Etymology==
	This word comes from English dialect ''geek, geck'': fool, ]; from Low German ''geck'', from Middle Low German. The root ''geck'' still survives in ] and ] ''gek'': crazy, as well as some ], and in the ] word ''Gickeleshut'': geek's hat, used in carnivals.<ref name="merriam-webster"/> The Swedish transitive verb ''gäcka'' (to outsmart, to fool) has the same root; ''att gäcka rättvisan'' (to escape justice by clever tricks) is a set expression.

	Formerly, in 18th century Austria-Hungary, ''Gecken'' were freaks shown by some ]es.
	In 19th century, in North-America, the term ''geek'' referred to a freak in circus ]s (see also ]).{{fact\|date=October 2012}} The 1976 edition of the '']'' included only the definition regarding ]s.

	The word appears in the modern sense of a science, math, or technology enthusiast{{fact\|date=October 2012}} in ]'s 1952 short story "]".


	==Definitions==
	The definition of geek has changed considerably over time, and there is no longer a definitive meaning. The term ] has a similar, practically synonymous meaning as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations among these two terms, although the differences are disputed. In a 2007 interview on '']'', ] said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done."<ref></ref> ] defined a geek as "a bright young man turned inward, poorly socialized, who felt so little kinship with his own planet that he routinely traveled to the ones invented by his favorite authors, who thought of that secret, dreamy place his computer took him to as cyberspace—somewhere exciting, a place more real than his own life, a land he could conquer, not a drab teenager's room in his parents' house."<ref></ref>

	==Geek chic==
	"Geek chic" refers to the embracing of stereotypically "geek" characteristics including black-rimmed ], T-shirts with geek in-jokes, and more technically complex accessories.{{citation needed\|date=June 2012}}

	There are multiple interpretations of the term "geek chic", with heavy black-rimmed glasses being the sole defining trait as far as the press is concerned. Wearing them is sufficiently notable to have celebrities like ],<ref></ref> ]<ref></ref> and ]<ref></ref> being reported as "trying geek chic". ], the ] in '']'', has also described the look of his bespectacled character as having "a bit of geek chic".<ref>.</ref>

	Many ] players wear ] with thick plastic frames like ] during ], ] that draws comparisons to ].<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2V0330Drfkk&feature=plcp \|title=Whacky NBA Playoff Fashion! \|publisher=YouTube \|date= \|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref><ref name="wsj-nba">{{cite web\|last=Cacciola \|first=Scott \|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303822204577466402604980564.html?mod=WSJ_article_MoreIn_TheA-Hed \|title=NBA Finals: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Other Fashion Plates of the NBA Make Specs of Themselves - WSJ.com \|publisher=Online.wsj.com \|date=2012-06-14 \|accessdate=2012-06-26}}</ref>

	To geeks themselves, the term is used for "reclaiming the geek identity as something not only meaningful, but also stylish."<ref></ref> - for this usage, more than mere spectacle frames are required, and so the term has a wider remit, being applied to home furnishings<ref></ref> and objects as well as oufits. In this usage, the term "geek chic" can even be used as a positive contrast to the somewhat more negative term "geeky".<ref></ref>

	==See also==
	*] and ], British slang for "geek"
	*] and ], Japanese slang for "geek"
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	==External links==
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	* , an article discussing geek culture as a new kind of counter-culture.
	* Hoevel, Ann. "" '']''. December 2, 2010.
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A geek is somebody who is addicted to something, also related to a nube.