Am I a geek?

I got called a geek today. What does this actually mean? I went on a soul-searching tour of Wikipedia.*

*[Ironically, this very reaction may provide all that is needed to answer the titular conundrum]

The word geek is a slang term originally used to describe odd or non-mainstream people, with different connotations ranging from “an expert or enthusiast” to “a person heavily interested in a hobby”, with a general pejorative meaning of “a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to be overly intellectual”.

So far, worrying accurate and not very complimentary…

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