freak
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
freak (plural freaks)
- A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.
- Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
- a freak genius
- A hippie.
- A drug addict.
- (of a person) A nonconformist, especially in appearance, social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (i.e., "circus freak"); unique, sometimes in a displeasing way.
- (bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 120 kilos (260 pounds).
- An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
- Bob's a real video-game freak. He owns every games console of the last ten years.
- (informal, sometimes, affectionate) A very sexually perverse individual.
- She's a freak in the sack!
- (dated) A streak of colour; variegation.
- (sudden change) caprice, fancy; see also Thesaurus:whim
- (markedly unusual) anomaly, outlier; see also Thesaurus:anomaly
- (hippie) longhair, treehugger
- (drug addict) druggie, user; see also Thesaurus:addict
- (nonconformist) odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person or Thesaurus:maverick
- (especially muscular bodybuilder)
- (enthusiast) fanatic, geek; see also Thesaurus:fan
- (sexually perverse individual) horn dog, hypersexual, pervert; see also Thesaurus:libidinist
- (streak of colour) superciliary (birds), vein
- French: caprice
- German: Laune
- Italian: capriccio, sfizio, ghiribizzo
- Russian: причу́да
- Spanish: capricho, antojo
- French: original
- German: Freak, (pejorative) Spinner
- Italian: fricchettone
- Russian: чуда́к
- French: fanatique, fou, fana, mordu
- German: Freak, (pejorative) Spinner
- Italian: maniaco, fanatico, patito, entusiasta
- Russian: фана́тик
- Spanish: fanático, friki
freak (freaks, present participle freaking; past and past participle freaked)
- (transitive) To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance
- 1994, James Earl Hardy, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-On-Black Love Story, (Alyson Publishing), page 107
- But after one night turned into five days, I was freaking out. I missed him.
- 1994, James Earl Hardy, B-Boy Blues: A Seriously Sexy, Fiercely Funny, Black-On-Black Love Story, (Alyson Publishing), page 107
- (transitive) To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug
- 1992, Peter G. Stafford, Psychedelics Encyclopedia, (Ronin Publishing), page 56
- […] Harvard have compiled a list of LSD's contributions—largely missing before then—to our popular language: turned on, straight, freak, freaked out, stoned, […]
- 1992, Peter G. Stafford, Psychedelics Encyclopedia, (Ronin Publishing), page 56
- (transitive) To streak; to variegate
- 1930, Robert Seymour Bridges, The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books, (Literary Criticism), page 20
- […] in fine diaper of silver and mother-of-pearl freaking the intense azure; Now scurrying close overhead, wild ink-hued random racers that fling sheeted […]
- Freaked with many a mingled hue.
- 1930, Robert Seymour Bridges, The Testament of Beauty: A Poem in Four Books, (Literary Criticism), page 20
- (intransitive) To experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
- (intransitive) To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure
- Russian: чудить
freak (not comparable)
Synonyms- See Thesaurus:strange or Thesaurus:lucky
freak (plural freaks)
- A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.
- (UK dialectal, Scotland) A fellow; a petulant young man.
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