geek in Finnish
geek in Finnish is ilveilijä, -hullu, friikki — geek means a person deeply and enthusiastically interested in a particular subject, often technology, science fiction, or games.
geek in Finnish
ilveilijä
(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
-hullu
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
friikki
(colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
friikki
(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
nörtti
(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
-hulluus
(uncountable, colloquial) The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.
friikkiys
(uncountable, colloquial) The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness.
friikki
(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
What does "geek" mean?
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noun A person deeply and enthusiastically interested in a particular subject, often technology, science fiction, or games.
"He's a total computer geek who builds his own PCs."
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noun An expert in a technical field, particularly computing.
"The IT geeks fixed the server in minutes."
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geek in a sentence
- He's a total computer geek who builds his own PCs.
- She wears her comic-book geek status proudly.
- The IT geeks fixed the server in minutes.
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What is "geek" in Finnish?
"geek" in Finnish is ilveilijä, -hullu, friikki. geek means: A person deeply and enthusiastically interested in a particular subject, often technology, science fiction, or games.
How do you use "geek" in a sentence?
Example: "He's a total computer geek who builds his own PCs." In Finnish, "geek" is ilveilijä, -hullu, friikki.
Are there other ways to say "geek" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 6 translations listed for "geek": ilveilijä, -hullu, friikki, nörtti, -hulluus, friikkiys.
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