Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geek out

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: geek out
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To enthuse about a specific topic; to be engrossed in an interest, especially in discussing it with others.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To do geeky things; to act geeky.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To be scared, freak out, panic; to hesitate in fear.

Intransitive verb; Slang

verb

To scare or freak out (somebody).

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Sorry, I didn't mean to spend fifteen minutes discussing the definition of "decimate". I guess I geeked out for a bit."
"Young remembers watching Game 3 while the trainers geeked out over the stamina of James, who was coming off two straight overtime games, including 50 minutes in Game 2."
"Kate Golembiewski is a freelance science writer based in Chicago who geeks out about zoology, thermodynamics and death."
"Hey guys, let's geek out tonight and have a code-a-thon!"
"Now - there has been very little discussion as noted by myself and others. So - how about people talking about their favorite music(s), groups, radio stations (Ska, etc., WRPI) maybe people could discuss their hair length (very short, short, long, dragging the floor) or about why they geek-out (I shouldn't say that - i'm a CompSci) on the net or why they read alt.skinheads or where i can get system 7.0a for the mac or ......."
"I geeked out there for a minute and broke the lockpick."

Usage

Inflected Forms

geeks out (present, singular) geeking out (participle, present) geeked out (participle, past) geeked out (past)

Questions

What does geek out mean?: To enthuse about a specific topic; to be engrossed in an interest, especially in discussing it with others.

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