Geektionary: From Anime to Zettabyte, an A to Z Guide to All Things Geek: More Than 1,000 Words to Understand Goobs, Gamers, Orkdorks, and Technofreaks

__"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 as:* LARP * Red Shirt * Wilhelm Scream * Xenomorph * Munchkin\* 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
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 as:

• LARP
• Red Shirt
• Wilhelm Scream
• Xenomorph
• Munchkin*

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."

"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 as: LARP Red Shirt Wilhelm Scream Xenomorph Munchkin* 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. epub, ebook Geekology Geeks in space: science fiction and fantasy Geeks help Batman fight the Joker: comic books Geeks go to Japan: anime and manga Geeks in cyberspace: science and computers Geeks watch ESPN: sports Geeked up on D&D: gaming Geekout at the silver screen: television and the movies. Featuring more than 1'000 words and their definitions, along with interesting factoids and quizzes to help test their GQ (Geek Qutient), this title helps readers get schooled in geek lingo for genres - comic book... klingons... supercomputers. Star Wars, and more. Defines over one thousand words and phrases important to geek culture, divided into eight areas of interest, including comic books, science fiction, Japan, and gaming