Thursday, June 17, 2010

Slang word of the day: geek chic

Today's slang word of the day is geek chic. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

geek chic

noun

  • fashion influenced by clothing worn by geeks and nerds.
    Levi's and Philips team to provide 'geek chic' fashion clothing.

    -- article title, Telecomworldwire, August 16 2000
  • anything popularized by geeks, e.g. particular cellphones, video games, etc.
    The stylish and petite machine combines the geek chic of a moped, the fuel economy of a similarly displaced scooter and the gear shifting of a motorcycle.

    -- "Kestrel is Falcon's latest take on concept motorcycles", Chicago Tribune, Susan Carpenter, June 17 2010

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

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