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geekdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
geek-dom
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The world or sphere of geeks.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English geekdom From geek + -dom.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

nerdom nerddom

Questions

What does geekdom mean?
The world or sphere of geeks.
Where does geekdom come from?
Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English geekdom From geek + -dom.

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