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    geek
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    In the early 2010s geek chic, the name for a style often characterized by heavy-rimmed glasses and humorous T-shirts that proudly self-identify the wearer as a geek or “dork,” was added to the OED. Such developments suggest that while being called a geek can still be an insult, for…

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    In the early 2010s geek chic, the name for a style often characterized by heavy-rimmed glasses and humorous T-shirts that proudly self-identify the wearer as a geek or “dork,” was added to the OED. Such developments suggest that while being called a geek can still be an insult, for…

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