geek vs lame duck

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. 

lame duck

noun
  • A person or thing that is helpless, inefficient, or disabled. 

  • An elected official who has lost the recent election or is not eligible for reelection and is marking time until leaving office. 

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