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geeking

geeking is the present participle and gerund of geek.

Meaning of geek

Verb (1)

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

  1. (intransitive) To perform bizarre and unpleasant feats as part of a carnival.
    • Geeking, unsurprisingly, was among the first carnival acts to be outlawed as the 20th century unfurled.1995, Jack Hunter, Inside Teradome, page 23
  2. (colloquial, intransitive) To enthusiastically engage in geek-like or nerdy interests.
    • It was our first time at a Star Trek convention and we had an amazing time wandering around and geeking.
  3. (intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To be nervous or hyperactive due to using crack cocaine.
    • I ain't nothin' but a clucker, your typical glass dick suckin' basehead, geekin' motherfucker1994 August 30, “Stoned Junkee”, in Super Tight, performed by UGK
    1. (broadly, intransitive, slang, African-American Vernacular) To be under the influence of a mood-altering drug.

Verb (2)

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

  1. (Cornwall) To look; to peep; to stare about intently.
    • This gayte bucca-davy, all'ys geekin' round arter a gook.1891, Joseph Henry Pearce, Esther Pentreath
    Synonyms:
    look

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Phrases with geeking

Words that rhyme with geeking

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Questions about geeking

What is geeking the present participle and gerund of?
Geeking is the present participle and gerund of geek.

Words near geeking in the dictionary

  1. geekier
  2. Geekies
  3. geekiest
  4. geekily
  5. geekiness
  6. geeking
  7. geeking out
  8. geeking someone's head up
  9. geekish
  10. geekishly
  11. geekishness

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