geek out
Gen X#internetMeaning. To get completely absorbed in a subject you love, in a way other people may find excessive.
See it in a sentence
Do not get him started on trains or he will geek out for an hour.
How each generation says it
The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.
- Gen Z
- Gen AlphaNo word for this one yet.
- MillennialNo word for this one yet.
- Gen X · this onegeek out
- Boomer
- Plain Englishto get completely absorbed in a subject you love, in a way other people may find excessive
// the shop Shop LOST IN TRANSLATION shirts and hoodies for families who speak two kinds of slang
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