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GEEK [4 records]

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Record 1 2023-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Neology and Linguistic Borrowing
  • Sociology of Recreation
DEF

Be or become extremely excited or enthusiastic about a subject, typically one of specialist or minority interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Néologie et emprunts
  • Sociologie des loisirs
DEF

Devenir très enthousiaste lors d'une conversation à propos d'un sujet, plus particulièrement dans le cas d'un sujet spécialisé ou de peu d'intérêt.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Recreation
CONT

An enthusiast of a particular topic or field. Geeks are "collection" oriented, gathering facts and mementos related to their subject of interest. They are obsessed with the newest, coolest, trendiest things that their subject has to offer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des loisirs
CONT

[...] un geek est une personne passionnée par un univers imaginaire, technologique ou scientifique. Le geek est inépuisable quand il s'agit de parler de ses films préférés, de ses BD cultes, de jeux vidéo, de jeux de rôles, de sciences ou d'informatique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fashion and Styles (Clothing)
  • Sociology of Recreation
DEF

A fashionable style of dressing that uses clothes, glasses, etc. usually thought to be boring or not fashionable.

CONT

Geek chic should be about making geekdom cool and not a style conscious effort the fashion world has seized upon to set the next wave of ever changing trends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mode
  • Sociologie des loisirs
CONT

Il y a quelques années, la culture geek s'est étendue vers la mode. On parle aujourd'hui de mode geek, comme on parlait de punk et de gothique il y a une décennie.

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Recreation
  • Informatics
  • Sciences - General
DEF

Someone who is fascinated with and enjoys working with machinery and complicated equipment, especially with computers and other products of advanced engineering.

CONT

Those technophiles who use Web phones swear by them.

Key term(s)
  • techno-maniac
  • techno-freak

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des loisirs
  • Informatique
  • Sciences - Généralités

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de la recreación
  • Informática
  • Ciencias - Generalidades
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