geeks
noun/ɡiːks/
Frequency rank: #9,828 most common English word
Meaning
people who are extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable about a specific technical or niche subject.
Example sentence
The conference was filled with geeks who spent hours discussing the latest programming languages.
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