Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X).
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GEEK, n. A local name for the coalfish, Gadus virens, specif. in its earliest stages (Bnff. 1930 Fishery Board Gl.).Bnff. 1956 Banffshire Adv. (6 Dec.) 8:
Three small crabs and a couple of geeks.
[Said to be for geet, Get, n., 2.]
