Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
geek-douchery
English answer:
stupid/obnoxious behavior by nerds
Added to glossary by
Mohamed Fouda
Feb 23, 2022 20:08
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English term
geek-douchery
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Other
Slang
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
-Dude, I think Ed's going to talk to us.
-Hey, can I get a minute?
-Just the two of you? That's sweet!
Now he can school you in the ways of geek-douchery.
-Hey, can I get a minute?
-Just the two of you? That's sweet!
Now he can school you in the ways of geek-douchery.
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| 4 +2 | stupid/obnoxious behavior by nerds |
philgoddard
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Feb 24, 2022 11:15: writeaway changed "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Other" , "Field (write-in)" from " " to " Cinema, Film, TV, Drama"
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stupid/obnoxious behavior by nerds
geek
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.
Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart.
(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.
douchery
(US, slang, vulgar) Behaviour that is rude, obnoxious, ignorant, or foolish.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/douchery
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.
Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart.
(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.
douchery
(US, slang, vulgar) Behaviour that is rude, obnoxious, ignorant, or foolish.
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/douchery
Peer comment(s):
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Althea Draper
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Yvonne Gallagher
: nerds=geeks. And "douchery" derives from "douchebag" I believe
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It does indeed! Thanks.
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Daryo
: with film companies trying to milk every last penny out of movies made 50-60-70 years ago, there is nothing to say for sure that "geek" was used in today's meaning.
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Discussion
I watched recently a pretty old movie where one character was "a geek" - and the meaning of "geek" in that movie wasn't anywhere near what would be called a "geek" nowadays.