elendil wrote:
Note how subtle the difference between 'greek' and 'geek' is...
:-)
Sincerely,
-Kenneth Straarup.
Main Entry: geek
Pronunciation: ‚g‡k
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from English dialect geek, geck fool, from Low German geck, from Middle Low German
Date: 1914
1 : a carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken or snake
2 : a person often of an intellectual bent who is disapproved of
–geeky \‚g‡-k‡\ adjective
-- Brittanica Encyclopaedia --
I dont see anything related to Greece or Greeks :-?
Think you are smarter? ;-)