Friki (del inglés freaky, y este de freak, ‘extraño’, ‘extravagante’, ‘estrafalario’) o friqui es un término coloquial para referirse a una persona cuyas aficiones, comportamiento o vestuario son inusuales. Al conjunto de aficiones minoritarias propias de los frikis se denomina frikismo o cultura friki. Al conjunto de los frikis o seguidores de la cultura friki se le suele denominar fandom. La Real Academia Española ha acabado, en 2012, por añadir la entrada «friki» al avance de la vigésima tercera edición de su diccionario. Dicho diccionario define «friki» con tres acepciones, una de ellas refiriéndose a toda «persona que practica desmesurada y obsesivamente una afición». Normalmente, se considera que dentro de los Frikis se pueden hallar entre sus dos grupos principales a los Nerds y a los Geeks.

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In current usage, the word "freak" is commonly used to refer to a person with something strikingly unusual about their appearance or behaviour. This usage dates from the so-called freak scene of the 1960s and 1970s. An older usage refers to the physically deformed, or having extraordinary diseases and conditions, such as sideshow performers. This has fallen into disuse, except as a pejorative, and (among the performers of such shows) as jargon. "Freaks" of this kind can be classified into two groups: natural freaks and made freaks. A natural freak would usually refer to a genetic abnormality, while a made freak is a once normal person who experienced or initiated an alteration at some point in life (such as receiving surgical implants). "Freak" continues to be used to describe genetic mutations in plants and animals, i.e. "freaks of nature." "Freak" can also be used in a verb form, and can mean: "to become stressed and upset". Usually, in this form, the word is followed by "out" to complete the phrase, "freaking out". However, this meaning and usage is usually considered slang. Adjectival forms include "freakish" as well as "freaky." The verb "freaking" (or, "freaking out") means "engaging in panicked or uncontrolled behavior"—for example, as the result of psychedelic drug use. "Freaking" may also be a minced oath used in place of "fucking," e.g. "Oh my freaking God!" The word is a homophone of "phreak" (referring to the illegal hacking of telephone systems), which it probably inspired. 'Freak' can also be seen being used as a surname, derived from French and Scottish heritage. Meaning, through interpretation 'keeper of the plains', the name is rarely seen but exists in some numbers. A notable carrier of the surname 'Freak' is Reece Freak, noted philanthropist and industrialist of Adelaide, South Australia. It is also a term commonly used by African Americans in their music to refer to a woman who is willing to engage in casual sexual activity.

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