Collegiate "geek" in the '70s (was Re: Synonymy avoidance)

Sally O. Donlon sod at LOUISIANA.EDU
Fri Mar 11 14:47:54 UTC 2005


I told my middle school daughter and her friends about the geek
reference to biting off chicken heads and they were not only grossed
out, but heavily offended because to them it means the
really-smart-kid-who-may-be-uncool-now-but-who-everyone-knows-will-
grow-up-to-be-another-Bill-Gates.

sally



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