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    Kaputnik  about 2 years ago

    I suspect that this is the old carny definition of ā€œgeekā€.

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    Leebradley Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Originally, ā€˜geekā€™ was a term that mainly appeared in relation to travelling shows ā€“ relating to a performer or act that dabbled in weird things. The 1975 edition of the American Heritage Dictionary gave ā€˜Geekā€™ had just one definition apparently:Ā 

    ā€™A carnival performer whose act usually consists of biting the head off a live chicken or snakeā€™.

    https://happypiranha.com/blogs/news/the-definition-of-a-geek-evolution-of-what-it-means-to-be-geeky

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    sandpiper  about 2 years ago

    Either way, it doesnā€™t exactly connect.

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    Chithing Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Do carnivals still have geeks?

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    Terr Bear  Premium Member about 2 years ago

    Had to think about this one. Realized I needed to think about the definition of geek in 1967. The comments here were very helpful. This is one that shows its age.

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    petermerck  about 2 years ago

    Feed him? Why, to the anteater of course.

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    T...  about 2 years ago

    Heā€™ll eat anythingā€¦

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    The Orange Mailman  about 2 years ago

    An anagram of ant-o-gram is Moat Rang.

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