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geek out

phr. v..
B2 Upper Intermediate Oxford Informal

phr. v.. to talk or act with a lot of excitement about a specific topic you love, like technology, movies, or science.

phr. v.. to behave in an enthusiastic or obsessive manner about a niche subject; often involves discussing technical details that others might find obscure.


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.

Particles
out
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
geek + out (+ over/about + object)
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.

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