geekout

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noun

The action of the verb to geek out; enthusing about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it; doing geeky things; acting geeky; speaking of geeky things.

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Meanings

noungeekout (plural geekouts)

plural geekouts · alternative geek-out

  1. informalThe action of the verb to geek out; enthusing about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it; doing geeky things; acting geeky; speaking of geeky things.

    Make it a point to go to Maker Faire, the two-day geekouts that now happen all over the world.

    2013, Bob W. Lord, Ray Velez, Converge: Transforming Business at the Intersection of Marketing and Technology

Origin

From geek + out.

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APA

geekout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geekout

MLA

“geekout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geekout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geekout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geekout.

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