- published: 07 May 2016
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The word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to be overly intellectual".
This word comes from English dialect geek, geck: fool, freak; from Low German geck, from Middle Low German. The root geck still survives in Dutch and Afrikaans gek: crazy, as well as some German dialects, and in the Alsatian word Gickeleshut: geek's hat, used in carnivals.
The word appears in the modern sense of a science, math, or technology enthusiast in Robert Heinlein's 1952 short story "The Year of the Jackpot".
Formerly, in 18th century Austria-Hungary, Gecken were freaks shown by some circuses. In 19th century, in North-America, the term geek referred to a freak in circus side-shows (see also freak show). In some cases, its performance included biting the head off a live chicken. The 1976 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary included only the definition regarding geek shows.
And there's lots of people here
with perfect clothes and perfect hair.
I wish I was one of them.
New Years just felt like shit,
drunk with pills and no one to kiss.
I wish you were here.
It's just one of the things I can dream and dream.
And I wish you were here.
And we're not the same, we're just two fucking geeks t
hat wanna watch the world fold and tear.
I remember your underwear,
that nervous stare when we laid in bed.
I want to be there again.
We laughed loud at playful thoughts,
to fuck them up would be a nice thought.
I want to be there again.
But you don't talk like me.
And you don't look like them.
And you don't think like me.
So we both hate this place we both hate these things.
Don't you think I like it here?