geekling

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noun

A young or unimportant geek.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

noungeekling (plural geeklings)

plural geeklings

  1. derogatoryslangsometimesA young or unimportant geek.

    Your geeky passions may differ slightly, and so the variations you teach your geeklings should as well.

    2010, Ken Denmead, Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share, Gotham Books, published 2010, →ISBN
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    As Seattle author, überblogger, and social media guru Ariel Meadow Stallings says, “You'll get a better-looking site, at way better rates, and you'll be helping a young geekling build their portfolio.”

    2008, Michelle Goodman, My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire, Seal Press, published 2008, →ISBN, page 52

    But more than just a how-to, we wrote the Geek Mom book to encourage mothers and geeklings to be proud of their true selves.

    2012, Natania Barron, Kathy Ceceri, Corrina Lawson, & Jenny Williams, Geek Mom: Projects, Tips, and Adventures for Moms and Their 21st-Century Families, Potter Craft, published 2012, →ISBN, page 11

    Synonyms: dweeblet, geeklet, nerdlet, nerdling

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA young or unimportant geek.

Origin

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