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geekfest, n.
Brit. |ˈgiːkfɛst|, U.S. |ˈgikˌfɛst|
[‹ geek n. + fest n.]
A gathering of geeks (geek n. Compounds 3), esp. one devoted to technical discussions; a single ongoing activity that is particularly appealing to geeks.
1987Washington Post 15 Nov. (Mag. section) 7/3 My intent was simply to gather material for an upcoming Geekfest at my place. 1995Guardian 24 Aug. 13 Two days of celebration for employees involved in developing Windows 95. ‘It's going to be a geekfest.’ 2001Premiere Sept. 47 A.I. Artificial Intelligence is..a real geekfest, with lots of postapocalyptic doom and crumbling futuristic landscapes. 2002Birmingham (Alabama) Post (Nexis) 5 Mar. 21 The Intel Developer Forum, which the company touts as ‘the world's largest geekfest’. |