"geekster" meaning in All languages combined

See geekster on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-geekster.ogg [Australia] Forms: geeksters [plural]
Etymology: geek + -ster Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|geek|ster}} geek + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} geekster (plural geeksters)
  1. (informal) Someone who is extremely studious or has esoteric knowledge, especially in technological subjects. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-geekster-en-noun-n9VBLeRm Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ster Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ster: 89 11
  2. (informal) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-geekster-en-noun-1U8g9b3d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-geekster.ogg [Australia] Forms: geeksters [plural]
Etymology: Blend of geek + hipster Etymology templates: {{blend|en|geek|hipster}} Blend of geek + hipster Head templates: {{en-noun}} geekster (plural geeksters)
  1. (slang) Someone who intentionally looks geeky as a fashion statement. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-geekster-en-noun-740CtOc5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English blends: 35 11 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 4 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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