geek

Other forms of geek

plural

geeks·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about geek

What does geek mean?

geek means "a carnival performer who does disgusting acts". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in geek?

geek has 1 syllable: geek. In IPA it is /ˈɡik/.

What is another word for geek?

Close synonyms include eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is geek a common word?

geek is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.