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geekery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
geek-ery
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsessive interest in or enthusiasm for a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.

Informal; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English geekery From geek + -ery.

Usage

Inflected Forms

geekeries (plural)

Synonyms

nerdery

Questions

What does geekery mean?
Obsessive interest in or enthusiasm for a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.
Where does geekery come from?
Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English geekery From geek + -ery.

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