Geek — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a carnival performer who does disgusting acts

a person with an unusual or odd personality

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈiːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈiːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈiːk/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈiːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

oddball eccentric person flake eccentric

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

connaisseur

un artiste de carnaval qui fait des actes dégoûtants

🇪🇸Spanish

adicto

un artista de carnaval que hace actos repugnantes

🇮🇹Italian

tipo strano

un artista di carnevale che fa atti disgustosi

🇳🇱Dutch

nerd

een carnavalsartiest die walgelijke daden verricht

🇷🇺Russian

компьютерщик

карнавальный артист, совершающий отвратительные поступки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गीक

एक कार्निवल कलाकार जो घृणित कार्य करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গীক

একটি কার্নিভাল পারফর্মার যে ঘৃণ্য কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

அழகற்றவர்

கேவலமான செயல்களைச் செய்யும் ஒரு திருவிழா கலைஞர்

🇮🇳Telugu

గీక్

అసహ్యకరమైన చర్యలు చేసే కార్నివాల్ ప్రదర్శనకారుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

गीक

एक कार्निवल कलाकार जो घृणास्पद कृत्य करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગીક

કાર્નિવલ કલાકાર જે ઘૃણાસ્પદ કૃત્યો કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೀಕ್

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಕಾರ್ನೀವಲ್ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗീക്ക്

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തികൾ ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു കാർണിവൽ അവതാരകൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੀਕ

ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਨੀਵਲ ਕਲਾਕਾਰ ਜੋ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੇ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیک

ایک کارنیول اداکار جو مکروہ حرکتیں کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

极客

做出令人厌恶行为的嘉年华表演者

🇯🇵Japanese

オタク

忌まわしい行為をするカーニバルの出演者

🇰🇷Korean

괴짜

역겨운 행동을 하는 카니발 공연자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người đam mê công nghệ

một người biểu diễn lễ hội thực hiện những hành động kinh tởm

🇹🇭Thai

เกินบรรยาย

นักแสดงงานรื่นเริงที่ทำสิ่งที่น่าขยะแขยง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kutu buku

seorang pemain karnaval yang melakukan tindakan menjijikkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المهوس

مؤدي الكرنفال الذي يقوم بأفعال مثيرة للاشمئزاز

🇮🇷Persian

گیک

کارناوالی که کارهای زننده انجام می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

ahmak

iğrenç eylemler yapan bir karnaval sanatçısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חנון

שחקן קרנבל שעושה מעשים מגעילים

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