Geeky
(adjective)
- Having characteristics associated with geeks, such as being socially awkward or having a strong interest in a specific subject, often technology or science fiction.
- Uncool or unfashionable.
Origin:
The word "geeky" is derived from the word "geek", which originally referred to a carnival performer who would bite the heads off live chickens and it first appeared in the early 1900s in the english language. the meaning of the word later evolved to refer to a person who is socially awkward or has a strong interest in a specific subject, often technology or science fiction.
Examples:
- He was too geeky to be popular.
- She was wearing a geeky T-shirt with a computer code on it.
- He was a geeky computer programmer.
- The show was too geeky for the general public to understand.
- He had a geeky obsession with video games.