Query on Word History, was Re: The Moral Life of Geeks

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Tue Sep 12 08:44:08 PDT 2000


Carrol Cox wrote:


>"Geek" originally meant a carnival performer who bit
>the head off of chickens or snakes. How did it come
>to mean professionals in technology?

Because so many of them dress strangely and have poor social skills?

Doug



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