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nerd (nʉrd)

noun

Slang a person regarded as socially dull, unsophisticated, awkward, etc., specif., as from being preoccupied with schoolwork, an intellectual hobby, etc.

Etymology: ? rhyming slang for turd

nerd Related Forms
nerdy (nʉrdē) adjective
nerd Telecom Definition
Someone, usually a techie gone over the edge, who is so overly intellectual and abstruse as to be regarded as socially inept, unsophisticated, awkward, unattractive, or otherwise exceedingly obnoxious, odd, or unpleasant.The word first appeared in Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) as the name of an imaginary animal. In the book, the narrator Gerald McGrew plans to collect a number of imaginary animals for his imaginary zoo. McGrew states, "And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-Troo And Bring Back an It-Kutch a Preep and a Proo A Nerkle a Nerd and a Seersucker, too!". A good techie can be invaluable. A nerd can also be invaluable, even though obnoxious. See also geek and techie.
nerd Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: Being picked at in school, You've been called a nerd, Nowhere left to turn.
  • become: Any more books like this, and I'm in serious danger of becoming a football nerd.
  • play: Also, the actor who had played the scary nerd in the first play was now playing a stoned 6th former.
  • find: Iâd also like to find other film nerds who are interested in writing some articles.

Adjective modifier

  • other: Iâd also like to find other film nerds who are interested in writing some articles.
  • complete: I'm rather worried but I didn't want to bitch about the whole screwed up timeline thing and sound like a complete nerd.
  • self-confessed: So how did singer Chris Martin, an insecure, self-confessed nerd, hit the bigtime?
  • total: Then he cut it off and looked a total nerd and I chucked him.
  • high: As a high school computer nerd turned postdoc physics nerd, I am acutely aware of this seduction.
  • inner: Series IV introduces someone beyond the angry, scheming man we already knew and lays bare the inner nerd.

Modifies a noun

  • alert: Seriously tho, the code behind this is actually quite clever ( nerd alert!
  • type: Some of my hobbies are sketching anime, reading, and calligraphy... I'm sort of the half nerd type.
  • joke: Music nerd joke: a G, a B flat and a D walk into a bar.
  • stuff: Poeple who call people saddoes, are like these scum, and nazis, who do all this, anti nerd stuff.

Noun used with modifier

  • computer: I think Austin is a town more full of computer nerds than music lovers, really.
  • Internet: However, I think you are better off speaking to a Financial Advisor on this matter, not some internet nerds like us!
  • school: But Blossom soon learns that Jordan was actually setting her up with " Pinhead " Fred, the school nerd.
  • music: Music nerd joke: a G, a B flat and a D walk into a bar.
  • science: But the bad politicians are too concerned about their budget to listen to science nerds, right?
  • book: I loved the Hulk, as did all the other comic book nerds that I know.

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