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anorakish

adj

Etymology

From anorak + -ish.

  1. borrowed from annoraaq
  2. suffixed as anorakish — “anorak + ish”

Definitions

  1. Obsessively absorbed in a subject, especially an unusual or obscure subject.

    • Joining a 'computer group' may sound incredibly anorakish but you'll probably find that most of the other members are bearably human!
    • College readers of Tolkien's work had a tenacity and anorakish single-mindedness matched only by the Trekkies who would soon follow.
    • 2006, The Times (London, September 2), "Only the togas have changed" The son of a Midlands printer, Harris as a teenager developed an interest in politics as anorakish as other boys’ obsessions with football or pop ...

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for anorakish. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA