geek-chic

geek-chic

Describing an aesthetic that incorporates the clothing and accessories typically associated with studious or intellectual people (hence "geek") in a consciously fashionable way (hence "chic"). Often includes such items as glasses, blazers, cardigans, and knee-socks. I love your new tortoiseshell glasses and this whole geek-chic thing you've got going on. That cardigan with the elbow-patches? Very geek-chic.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

geek-chic

(ˈgikˈʃik)
mod. stylish or fashionable only for social outcasts. (see also geek.) Why do you have to buy all this geek-chic stuff? Don’t they give it away somewhere?
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • cross-dress
  • cross-dressing
  • dressing
  • cross-dresser
  • egghead
  • dress (up) as (someone or something)
  • dress as
  • kit out
  • kit up
  • kitting
References in periodicals archive
She described her style at the time as "band geek-chic."
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ME AND MY GLASSES
I love to mix things up and try a geek-chic frame one day and then a sexy cat's eye the next.
Eye on the prize
He is hoping to bring some 'geek-chic' to the shop to make it stand out from the crowd!
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Not even my nice trendy geek-chic glasses are to be adorned as they slightly pinch the nose.
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Show the world you're mad about the queen of liberal media, Rachel Maddow, in this geek-chic, lightweight cotton tank.
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I like the geek-chic look, and vintage clothing because it''s cheap and usually looks great."
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The girls made their excitement about their first arena tour clear and obviously appreciated the largely strong turnout (although the back third of the arena had been curtained off to disguise a handful of unsold blocks.) The stand-out performances in terms of showmanship were opening tracks Notorious and Work which saw the girls kitted out in geek-chic outfits in a mock office environment complete with swivel chairs, the ballad Last Call sung while posing on a white Chaise Lounge and a Mean Girls-esque encore performance of Winter Wonderland complete with sparkly Santa outfits and fake snow.
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Not in a geek-chic, Steven levitt, Freakonomics, kind of way; just a down-to-earth, this is what large, macro-economic events mean to the micro-individual, kind of way.
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These geek-chic gadgets are so cool that I recently gave three as Christmas gifts--and not one recipient was offended.
I advocate ..
Pair sweet little snacks with cartoon-happy, geek-chic shopping and you've got the quirky Sweet Breams.
OD on cute
Even the geek-chic glasses Billy Bob wore to a Los Angeles film premiere yesterday seemed a lot more pleasing on the eye.
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The characters are complete with bass player Alex James's foppish fringe, Albarn's Parklife-era tracksuit top and guitarist Graham Coxon's geek-chic glasses.
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