computer geek n.
1. One who eats (computer) bugs for a
living. One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes
about hackers: an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with
all the personality of a cheese grater. Cannot be used by
outsiders without implied insult to all hackers; compare
black-on-black vs. white-on-black usage of `nigger'. A computer
geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a
proto-hacker in larval stage. Also called `turbo nerd',
`turbo geek'. See also propeller head, clustergeeking
geek out, wannabee, terminal
weenie. 2. Some self-described computer geeks use this term
in a positive sense and protest sense 1 (this seems to have
been a post-1990 development). For one such argument, see
http://www.darkwater.com/omni/geek.html. See also
geek code.
1. One who eats (computer) bugs for a
living. One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes
about hackers: an asocial, malodorous, pasty-faced monomaniac with
all the personality of a cheese grater. Cannot be used by
outsiders without implied insult to all hackers; compare
black-on-black vs. white-on-black usage of `nigger'. A computer
geek may be either a fundamentally clueless individual or a
proto-hacker in larval stage. Also called `turbo nerd',
`turbo geek'. See also propeller head, clustergeeking
geek out, wannabee, terminal
weenie. 2. Some self-described computer geeks use this term
in a positive sense and protest sense 1 (this seems to have
been a post-1990 development). For one such argument, see
http://www.darkwater.com/omni/geek.html. See also
geek code.
Related:
- computer geek: n. One who eats (computer) bugs for a living.
One who fulfills all the dreariest negative stereotypes about hacke... - urbo nerd n. See computer geek.
- geek out: vi. To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in a
non-hackish context, for example at parties held near computer
equipment.
Especially used when you need to do or say something highly technical and don't have time to explai... - pod n.
[UK] 1. A lower form of life found on
talker systems and MUDs.
The spod has few friends in RL and uses talkers instead, finding communication easier and preferable over the net.... - weenie: n. 1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser resembling a
less amusing version of {BIFF} that infests many {BBS}
systems.
The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social skills travelling under a grandiose {handle} derived from fantasy or heavy-metal rock lyrics.... - geek out vi.
To temporarily enter techno-nerd mode while in
a non-hackish context, for example at parties held near computer
equipment.
Especially used when you need to do or say something highly technical and don't have time to explai... - weenie n.
1. [on BBSes] Any of a species of luser
resembling a less amusing version of B1FF that infests many
BBS systems.
The typical weenie is a teenage boy with poor social skills travelling under a grandiose handle derived from fantasy or heavy-metal rock lyrics.... - erd n.
1. [mainstream slang] Pejorative applied to anyone
with an above-average IQ and few gifts at small talk and ordinary
social rituals.
2. [jargon] Term of praise applied (in conscious ironic reference to sense 1) to someone who knows what's really important and interesting and doesn't care to be distracted by trivial chatter and silly status games.... - geek code n.
(also "Code of the Geeks"). A set of
codes commonly used in sig blocks to broadcast the interests,
skills, and aspirations of the poster.
Features a G at the left margin followed by numerous letter codes, often suffixed with plusses or minuses....
