Geek
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- The Star Trek and Star Wars franchises are established rivals in geek canon
The word geek is a slang term, noting individuals as "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, gaming, etc.
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