Freak vs. Geek
Difference Between Freak and Geek
Freaknoun
A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
Geeknoun
(dated) A carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
I once saw a geek bite the head off a live chicken.Freaknoun
Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
Geeknoun
(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.
I was a complete computer geek in high school, but I get out a lot more now.Most famous actors are really theater geeks at heart.Freaknoun
A hippie.
Geeknoun
An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.
My laptop’s locked up again. I need a geek.Do you need a hardware geek or a software geek?Freaknoun
A drug addict.
Geeknoun
(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.
Freaknoun
(of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (i.e., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.
Geeknoun
(colloquial) An unfashionable or socially undesirable person.
Why do you hang around with them? They’re just geeks.Freaknoun
(bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).
Geeknoun
A look.
Have a geek at this.Freaknoun
An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
Bob's a real video-game freak. He owns every games console of the last ten years.Geekverb
(colloquial) To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia.
Hey, check out that guy...he's really geeking out pretty bad.Freaknoun
A very sexually perverse individual.
She's a freak in the sack!Geekverb
(Cornwall) To look; to peep; to stare about intently.
Freaknoun
(dated) A streak of colour; variegation.
Geeknoun
a carnival performer who does disgusting acts
Freaknoun
A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.
Geeknoun
a person with an unusual or odd personality
Freaknoun
A fellow; a petulant young man.
Freakverb
(transitive) To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance
Freakverb
(transitive) To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug
Freakverb
(transitive) To streak; to variegate
Freakverb
(intransitive) To experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
Freakverb
(intransitive) To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure
Freakadjective
strange, weird, unexpected
Freaknoun
a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
Freaknoun
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction;
a golf addicta car nuta news junkieFreakverb
lose one's nerve;
When he saw the accident, he freaked out
