dilly vs geek

dilly

noun
  • Someone or something that is remarkable or unusual. 

  • A dilly bag. 

adj
  • Silly; characteristic of a dill. 

  • Redolent of dill (the herb). 

geek

noun
  • An unfashionable or socially undesirable person. 

  • A look. 

  • A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun. 

  • Have a geek at this. 

  • The subculture of geeks; an esoteric subject of interest that is marginal to the social mainstream; the philosophy, events, and physical artifacts of geeks; geekness. 

  • An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers. 

verb
  • To look; to peep; to stare about intently. 

  • To behave geekishly or in a socially awkward manner, especially when under the influence of drugs or other psycho-active substances, and exhibiting such marked characteristics as hyperactivity, repetitiveness, talkativeness, nervousness, irritability, or paranoia. 

  • To enthusiastically engage in or discuss geek-like interests. 

How often have the words dilly and geek occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )