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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: geek, geek #33361 06/25/2001 12:52 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 from whence "square"? My slang dictionary just notes that square has been in use as a term for a nerd since the early 1900s, but here's a WAG: from the phrase square peg in a round hole, meaning a person who does not fit in. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted geek, geek Bingley 06/23/2001 11:34 AM Re: geek, geek maverick 06/23/2001 12:01 PM Re: geek, geek wwh 06/23/2001 2:36 PM Re: geek, geek Jackie 06/23/2001 4:04 PM Re: geek, geek wow 06/23/2001 6:57 PM Re: geek, geek doc_comfort 06/24/2001 10:57 PM Re: geek, geek Sparteye 06/25/2001 12:52 AM Re: geek, geek wwh 06/25/2001 1:29 PM Square Bobyoungbalt 06/25/2001 5:42 PM Re: geek, geek nikeblack 06/25/2001 12:56 AM Re: whence Square Faldage 06/25/2001 1:47 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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