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geekish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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

Meaning

adj

Like a geek; having the traits of a geek.

Etymology

Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English geekish From geek + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more geekish (comparative) most geekish (superlative)

Derived Forms

geekishly geekishness

Frequently Paired Words

nerdish

Questions

What does geekish mean?
Like a geek; having the traits of a geek.
Where does geekish come from?
Etymology tree English geek Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English geekish From geek + -ish.

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