geek someone's head up

verb

To increase someone's sense of their importance or skill; to make confident.

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Meanings

verbgeek someone's head up (third-person singular simple present geeks someone's head up, present participle geeking someone's head up, simple past and past participle geeked someone's head up)

present singular third person geeks someone's head up · participle present geeking someone's head up · participle past geeked someone's head up · past geeked someone's head up

  1. African-AmericanTo increase someone's sense of their importance or skill; to make confident.

    “He makes me feel special by geeking my head up and gives me more confidence in myself, […]”

    2019 February, Aigne Berry, Mikaya Williams, “What does it take to be a perfect valentine?”, in Empehi News, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2021, page 06
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    y`all are ridiculous, a bunch of hataz, ain`t nobody ihating on that brawd SHAY so don`t geek her head up talkin` about she got groupies LOL^([sic])

    2009 April 19, @missesoxclusive [username], Twitter, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2022

    "This is what we been waiting for you is the man Spider". Which I always knew I just love hearing everybody else say it because it geek's my head up^([sic]) […]

    2010, Ridiko, Hood Trials, →ISBN, page 271

Origin

Possibly related to geek (“make excited, make jumpy”, verb).

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APA

geek someone's head up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geek%20someone's%20head%20up

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“geek someone's head up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geek%20someone's%20head%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geek someone's head up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geek%20someone's%20head%20up.

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