Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte, an A to Z Guide to All Things Geek

by Gregory Bergman

"The last WoW module was clunky and a bit slow on my rig but it had a great toolset for building adventures for my avatar. Now I'm at sixtieth level! Awesome!"Whether it's about science fiction, Star Trek, sports, comics, or computers, geekspeak is full of mysterious words and phrases. But now there's an easy way to understand what it's all about.With this book you can dork out with the best of 'em. Here are more than 1,000 words and their definitions, including such gems ShirtWilhelm ScreamXenomorphMunchkin*So don't worry if you don't know what a midochlorian is or what to do with a proton pack. With this book, you'll never be confused again.Which doesn't mean what you think it means, unless you're a fan of roleplaying games.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Dictionaries, Pop Culture, Geek

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 18, 2010

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I am too familiar with a lot of definitions listed.

[Deyara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some parts are quite amusing.

[Clearascrystal]

Plbb.

[Jutta · Rating 1 out of 5]

amused by this up until the said that "frill" was the swear word in Farscape instead of "frell" . so i show my geekiness in tru fashion by only giving it one star....

[e · Rating 1 out of 5]

i have never written a review before, but seriously, i would give this a zero if i could. it was horrible.