Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geekspeak

/ˈɡiːk.spiːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geek-s-peak
IPA: /ˈɡiːk.spiːk/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of slang used by geeks, especially computer geeks. It incorporates several terms derived from science fiction, as well as neologisms and grammar quirks, and is frequently found in combination with computer jargon.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Most of his tweets are now labeled “disputed” by Twitter, which I would translate from geekspeak as a polite way of calling them lies."

Etymology

From geek + -speak.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

chatspeak fanspeak leetspeak netspeak technobabble

Synonyms

nerdspeak

Questions

How do you pronounce geekspeak?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡiːk.spiːk/.
What does geekspeak mean?: A type of slang used by geeks, especially computer geeks. It incorporates several terms derived from science fiction, as well as neologisms and grammar quirks, and is frequently found in combination with computer jargon.
Where does geekspeak come from?: From geek + -speak.

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