Phrasal verb
geek out
Definition
phrasal verb. to talk or act with a lot of excitement about a specific topic you love, like technology, movies, or science.
phrasal verb. to behave in an enthusiastic or obsessive manner about a niche subject; often involves discussing technical details that others might find obscure.
Examples
“We spent the whole night geeking out over the new space photos.”
“Whenever the two of them get together, they geek out about vintage comic books for hours.”
“It was refreshing to see the professor geek out over the discovery of a minor grammatical anomaly in the medieval manuscript.”
Examples
simple
“We spent the whole night geeking out over the new space photos.”
contextual
“Whenever the two of them get together, they geek out about vintage comic books for hours.”
complex
“It was refreshing to see the professor geek out over the discovery of a minor grammatical anomaly in the medieval manuscript.”
Usage
usually followed by the preposition 'over' or 'about' to indicate the subject of interest.
Teaching tip
point out that while 'geek' was once an insult, 'geek out' is now often used with pride to show deep passion for a hobby.
Pitfall
He was geeking out the new software.
He was geeking out over the new software.
this phrasal verb requires a preposition like 'over' or 'about' before the object.
Phrasal verb
Particles
out
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
geek + out (+ over/about + object)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Grammar
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