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geekerati

geekerati noun: an elite community of computer geeks.

Noun

geekerati pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, slang) An elite community of computer geeks.
    • It took until 1993 and the advent of Mosaic (a forerunner of Netscape) to move the Web out of the hands of solely the geekerati and into the realm of technological early adapters^([sic]).2007, Hank Bordowitz, Dirty Little Secrets of the Record Business, page 165
    • He was overwhelmed by an immediate onrush of hospitality as the geekerati lined up to get a word with him.2007 October 29, David Carr, “Murdoch, a Folk Hero in Silicon”, in New York Times

Origin of geekerati

Blend of geek + literati.

Questions about geekerati

What does geekerati mean?
Geekerati means an elite community of computer geeks.
What part of speech is geekerati?
Geekerati is a noun.

Words near geekerati in the dictionary

  1. geeked
  2. geeked out
  3. geeked someone's head up
  4. geeked up
  5. geeker
  6. geekerati
  7. geekeries
  8. geekers
  9. geekery
  10. geekette
  11. geekettes

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