fake geek girl

English

Noun

fake geek girl (plural fake geek girls)

1. (slang, derogatory) A girl or woman who feigns interest in geeky topics in order to get attention.
   • 2015, Jamie Madigan, Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People Who Play Them:

     But as one might guess from the discussion of social identity theory above, many of those women are relegated to out-groups and often regarded as “fake geek girls” for their interest in traditionally male corners of the entertainment world.

   • 2016, Nickie D. Phillips, Beyond Blurred Lines: Rape Culture in Popular Media, page 99:

     Similarly, tech writer Tara Tiger Brown pleaded for “fake geek girls” to just go away. She described them as invaders of geek spaces who attempt to “get attention,” “to maximize their klout,” or to simply serve as “exhibitionists.”

   • 2016, Alex Langley, Katrina Hill, A Geek's Guide to 100 of the Most Kick-Ass Graphic Novels Ever:

     The constant questioning Superhero Girl gets from those claiming she's not a “real” superhero (questioning her superhero brother, Kevin, never gets) could also be seen as a metaphor for the ongoing “fake geek girl” elitist controversy […]

Hypernyms

• fake fan