Etymograph

English

geekout

From geek + out.

A compound of geek + out

English geck ‘a fool, dupe, simpleton’

English geek

Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘upwards, away’

Proto-Germanic *ūt ‘out’

Proto-West Germanic *ūt ‘out’

Old English ūt ‘out’

Middle English out

English out

Today it means

noun The action of the verb to geek out; enthusing about a specific topic, not realizing that most people listening will fail to understand it; doing geeky things; acting geeky; speaking of geeky things.

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Etymograph / geekout