friki
weirdo
A weird, eccentric person or an obsessive enthusiast of something
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Friki means weirdo and is borrowed directly from the English word freak0, respelled to match Spanish pronunciation. Just as English speakers call an oddball a "freak," Spanish speakers call them a friki.
friki
weirdo, freak, geek
An eccentric or strange person — someone who stands out as odd or unconventional.
Mi vecino es un friki que colecciona figuras de ciencia ficciónMy neighbor is a weirdo who collects sci-fi figures
En el colegio era el friki de la claseIn school he was the class freak
geek, nerd (enthusiast)
Someone obsessively and excessively devoted to a hobby or niche interest — a freak about something.
Es un friki de los videojuegos y los juega horas y horasHe's a video game geek and plays them for hours and hours
Mi hermana es una friki de la astronomíaMy sister is an astronomy nerd
weird, freaky, geeky (adjective)
Used as an adjective to describe something or someone as strange or niche.
Tiene un estilo muy friki que sorprende a todo el mundoHe has a very weird style that surprises everyone
Es una película bastante friki pero me encantóIt's a pretty geeky movie but I loved it