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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
geek
n 1: a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
2: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric},
{eccentric person}, {flake}, {oddball}]
From Jargon File (4.3.0, 30 APR 2001) [jargon]:
geek n. A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity;
one who pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not
mainstream social acceptance. Geeks usually have a strong case of
{neophilia}. Most geeks are adept with computers and treat {hacker} as a
term of respect, but not all are hackers themselves - and some who _are_
in fact hackers normally call themselves geeks anyway, because they
(quite properly) regard `hacker' as a label that should be bestowed by
others rather than self-assumed.
One description (http://www.darkwater.com/omni/geek.html) accurately
if a little breathlessly enumerates "gamers, ravers, science fiction
fans, punks, perverts, programmers, nerds, subgenii, and trekkies. These
are people who did not go to their high school proms, and many would be
offended by the suggestion that they should have even wanted to."
Gotta love 'dict'...
P.S. The background says "Geeks Rule!" in Binary.
Heh... I'm a Geek!
-Mae Ling
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