geekspeak
noun/ˈɡiːk.spiːk/
Etymology From geek + -speak.
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Colloquial A type of slang used by geeks, especially computer geeks. It incorporates several terms derived from science fiction, as well as neologisms and grammar quirks, and is frequently found in combination with computer jargon.
- Most of his tweets are now labeled “disputed” by Twitter, which I would translate from geekspeak as a polite way of calling them lies.2020 December 31, Kara Swisher, “Goodbye, Twitter Trump! And Other Predictions for 2021”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Coordinate terms
- chatspeak, fanspeak, leetspeak, netspeak, technobabble