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...geek is a term of pride.I warned you about that 'pride' stuff! 
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now, i'm confused.. who's a goof-off  ??
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well, it depends on whether you think that all students should be hard working. if you do, then it wouldn't be nice to call a hard working student a workaholic, because that has negative connotations. goof-offs are the students who don't work so hard at school, but probably enjoy themselves a bit more. they would call a hard working student a workaholic because then the goof offs would feel better about not getting their work done. or something like that. 
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From my children, who are both infinitely hipper than their dear old dad, I learn that Geekness may be subdivided into classes, by the attachement of a modifier, indicating the locus of geekhood, e.g. cyber-geek, techno-geek, etc.
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The crowd cheered, but it was all Geek to me.
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Perhaps the last entry proves that wofahulicodoc
is a "noso-geek"?
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Dear rav, never you mind (don't pay any attention to) all these people; *I'll answer your question. A goof-off is anyone who does other things, usually easier or more fun things, than what he is supposed to do. If, before a big test, a student goes to parties and does not study, he is goofing off. So am I, right now, from my housework (chores)!
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I love my new antlers!
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Now dang it, you ol' pronghorn, I didn't think yours was clear enough for a non-native-English speaker--so there!
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Gnothi seaton - but I don't and it's all geek to me ...
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