Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geekout

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geek-out
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The action of the verb to geek out; enthusing about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it; doing geeky things; acting geeky; speaking of geeky things.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Make it a point to go to Maker Faire, the two-day geekouts that now happen all over the world."

Etymology

From geek + out.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

geekouts (plural) geek-out (alternative)

Questions

What does geekout mean?: The action of the verb to geek out; enthusing about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it; doing geeky things; acting geeky; speaking of geeky things.
Where does geekout come from?: From geek + out.

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