英语词汇geek的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	geek
词源	geek. The carnival “wild man,” usually an alcoholic, who bit off the heads of chickens; any person who has sunk to the low- est depths of degradation, or who is odd and ridiculous. The word is a variation on the English word geck for a fool, which dates back to the 16th century and was used by Shakespeare among other great writers.
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