Deeked vs Geeked - What's the difference?
As verbs the difference between deeked and geeked is that deeked is (deek) while geeked is (geek).
deeked
English
deek
English
Verb
(Geordie) To look.
- “Hoo man, deek at this” – Hey, look at this
- “Take a deeks at it” – Take a look at it
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geeked
English
geek
Etymology 1
From the British dialectal term .
Noun
(en noun )
(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
- I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and usually asocial. Often used with an attributive noun.
- I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.
- Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart.
(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
- My laptop’s locked up again. I need a geek .
- Do you need a hardware geek”’ or a software ”’geek ?
(colloquial) The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks.
* 2007‘ ”’Kelly Boler, ”inmag.com”:”’ ””Basically,” says [Harry J.] Knowles [founder, ‘Ain’t It Cool News’ website], “it’s my job to stay on top of the latest and coolest in ”’geek that’s out there, specifically as it relates to the world of film.”
(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
- Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks .
Derived terms
* geek chic
* geek code
* geekdom
* geekery
* geekly
* geek out
* geeky
See also
* dork
* freak
* guru
* hacker
* loser
* nerd
Verb
(en verb )
(colloquial) To get high on cocaine.
Etymology 2
Probably related to keek; compare (etyl) .
Noun
(en noun )
(Australia, colloquial) A look.
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- Then he says let?s have a geek at some of the elephant pictures instead.
- Have a geek at this.
Synonyms
* (sense) , gander
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