Definition of bookworm

bookworm

• unsociable, smart person
  • See more words with the same meaning: a nerd, geek, dork.

  Last edited on Dec 01 2005. Submitted by Sharon J. from Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA on Dec 01 2005.

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Other terms relating to 'a nerd, geek, dork':
nerdulent	Definitions include: "nerdy".
gomer	Definitions include: Geek, nerd, or weirdo.
anorak	Definitions include: "nerd"; "geek".
geek chic	Definitions include: fashion influenced by clothing worn by geeks and nerds.
Melv	Definitions include: a loser, dweeb, nerd, social outcast.
weenie	Definitions include: penis
propellerhead	Definitions include: a nerd (specifically a computer/technological geek).
nerd	Definitions include: unsociable, smart person
nerdcore	Definitions include: relating to or describing a nerd or nerd-related activity.
wally	Definitions include: To be nerd, geek or loser.
egghead	Definitions include: an unsociable, smart person; "nerd".
dork	Definitions include: penis.
tech weenie	Definitions include: a bit of a nerd, who is fascinated by all things technical, particularly computer-related.
dork breath	Definitions include: a dork.
nerdgasm	Definitions include: an intense feeling of joy or excitement due to something nerdy.
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before long	Definitions include: soon.
ten-dollar word	Definitions include: a longer or less-common word used in place of a shorter or more-common word.
LAMF	Definitions include: acronym for "lame-ass mother fucker".
three-ring circus	Definitions include: something chaotic and disorderly.
Sandeep Gill	Definitions include: Fat, gains weight is back to the Sandeep she was back in 2014, eats her words, continues to lie about her health problems and actually ends up attracting bad health as a result.
culture jam	Definitions include: the subversion of mainstream culture.
clothesline	Definitions include: to strike in the chest with an outstretched arm.

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