Definition of anorak

anorak

noun

• "nerd"; "geek". From the preferred outerwear of birdwatchers, trainspotters, etc. Origin: British.
  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).
  • See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.

  Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Dylan H. from Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK on Jun 17 2003.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
sh*te	Definitions include: a variant of the word shit, commonly used in the UK and Ireland, and playfully used in the United States.
wally	Definitions include: To be nerd, geek or loser.
git	Definitions include: a fool.
grass	Definitions include: to report someone to the authority involved (police, school teacher).
browned off	Definitions include: annoyed.
point Percy at the porcelain	Definitions include: Australian slang for male urinating.
in it	Definitions include: abbreviated form of "isn't it".
TTFO	Definitions include: acronym for "told to fuck off", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
codswallop	Definitions include: nonsense.
wank	Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation.
bender	Definitions include: an extended period of alcohol or drug use.
faff	Definitions include: to spend time on a non-productive activity; "waste time".
Norwegian	Definitions include: music chord.
Barney	Definitions include: the police.
piss off	Definitions include: to leave.
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Other terms relating to 'a nerd, geek, dork':
nerdulent	Definitions include: "nerdy".
otaku	Definitions include: obsessed fan of Japanese animation.
Melv	Definitions include: a loser, dweeb, nerd, social outcast.
egghead	Definitions include: an unsociable, smart person; "nerd".
dork breath	Definitions include: a dork.
dork	Definitions include: penis.
weenie	Definitions include: penis
dill weed	Definitions include: an unintelligent person; "moron".
Poindexter	Definitions include: a really smart person.
nerdy	Definitions include: in the manner of a nerd.
wally	Definitions include: To be nerd, geek or loser.
gomer	Definitions include: Geek, nerd, or weirdo.
tech weenie	Definitions include: a bit of a nerd, who is fascinated by all things technical, particularly computer-related.
bookworm	Definitions include: unsociable, smart person
geek chic	Definitions include: fashion influenced by clothing worn by geeks and nerds.
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bones	Definitions include: of a marijuana smoking device, empty.
delete (one's self)	Definitions include: go away.
ho'bah	Definitions include: an expression of amazement or disappointment; compare with wow or damn.
young buck	Definitions include: a friend or associate.
shell	Definitions include: crazy.
yippee	Definitions include: exclamation of joy.
Brittany Blue	Definitions include: the drug known as Oxycodone, OxyContin, Oxy.
read	Definitions include: Knowing exactly where another person is 'coming from' and telling the person about it esp. in front of the crowd if any.
smashed	Definitions include: extremely inebriated.
sick	Definitions include: great; amazing; "cool"; "awesome".

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