Geek: "a peculiar or otherwise odd person, especially one who is perceived to be overly obsessed with one or more things including those of intellectuality, electronics, etc." *

What does a typical geek look like?  How do you define a "geek" in the first place...?  Just a few days ago I was having a conversation with one of my customers and the subject of "being referred to as a geek" came up.  The person I was talking to seemed to be under the impression that calling someone like me a "geek" may somehow be offensive...

My response was something like this: "Well, it depends a little on who is saying it and what the context is.  If it was some technophobic twat using the term in a derogative way, then yes it might be mildy offensive, although I would probably just laugh!  If, on the other hand, it was a person whom I perceived to be quite knowledgable.., a technology guru of some sort, then being called a "Geek" would be a compliment".