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I agree. "Geek" has become, to me, anyway, a synonym for "enthusiast". One can be a computer geek, or a business geek, or an artisan bread geek. One characteristic trait of any kind of geekdom is using jargon with an inappropriate audience.

You'll have to pardon me, I've got a batard that needs to proof.



Its also rarely seen as insulting these days.




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