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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odd person; computer expert |
| Synonyms: | buffoon, computer specialist, curiosity, dolt, dork, freak, goon, guru, nerd, techie, weirdo |
| Notes: | a geek is any smart person with an obsessive interest, a nerd is the same but also lacks social grace, and a dweeb is a mega-nerd |
| Main Entry: | egghead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intellectual |
| Synonyms: | bluestocking, bookworm, brain*, geek*, genius, highbrow, know-it-all, longhair, rocket scientist, scholar, thinker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | freak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something, someone very abnormal |
| Synonyms: | aberration, abortion, anomaly, chimera, curiosity, geek*, grotesque, malformation, miscreation, misshape, monster, monstrosity, mutant, mutation, oddity, queer, rarity, sport, weirdo* |
| Antonyms: | normality, ordinary, regular |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guru |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | technical expert |
| Synonyms: | computer expert, computer geek, computer specialist, geek, techie |
| Main Entry: | weirdo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | freak, oddball |
| Synonyms: | case*, character, crackpot, eccentric, flake, fruitcake, geek*, misfit, nutcase, odd bird, screwball, strange bird |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wonk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | excessive studier |
| Synonyms: | bookworm, brain*, dweeb, geek*, greasy grind, grind*, grub, nerd, poindexter, swotter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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