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geek out

geek out verb: to enthuse about a specific topic; to be engrossed in an interest, especially in discussing it with others.

Verb

geek out (third-person singular simple present geeks out, present participle geeking out, simple past and past participle geeked out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To enthuse about a specific topic; to be engrossed in an interest, especially in discussing it with others.
    • Sorry, I didn't mean to spend fifteen minutes discussing the definition of "decimate". I guess I geeked out for a bit.
    • Young remembers watching Game 3 while the trainers geeked out over the stamina of James, who was coming off two straight overtime games, including 50 minutes in Game 2.2015, LeBron James' unfathomable workload
  2. (intransitive, slang) To do geeky things; to act geeky.
    • Hey guys, let's geek out tonight and have a code-a-thon!
    • Now - there has been very little discussion as noted by myself and others. So - how about people talking about their favorite music(s), groups, radio stations (Ska, etc., WRPI) maybe people could discuss their hair length (very short, short, long, dragging the floor) or about why they geek-out (I...1990 June 7, Matthew V Whalen, “discussion”, in alt.skinheads (Usenet), retrieved 09 Feb 2017, message-ID <_S`$MK&@rpi.edu>
  3. (intransitive, slang) To be scared, freak out, panic; to hesitate in fear.
    • I geeked out there for a minute and broke the lockpick.
  4. (slang, transitive) To scare or freak out (somebody).

Forms of geek out

third-person singular presentgeeks out
present participlegeeking out
past participlegeeked out
pastgeeked out

Questions about geek out

What does geek out mean?
Geek out means to enthuse about a specific topic; to be engrossed in an interest, especially in discussing it with others.
What part of speech is geek out?
Geek out is a verb.
What is the past tense of geek out?
The past tense of geek out is geeked out.

Words near geek out in the dictionary

  1. geeing up
  2. geek
  3. geek chic
  4. geek code
  5. geek codes
  6. geek out
  7. geek someone's head up
  8. geek-out
  9. geek-outs
  10. geekasm
  11. geekasms

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