Browsing page 2 of words meaning a nerd, geek, dork (25 words total)

noun

• a beard consisting only of facial hair on the neck.

  Last edited on Mar 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 16 2010.

• a beard that includes hair on the neck, but may also consist of other components.

  Last edited on Mar 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 16 2010.

• derogatory term for a nerd. This term arises from their (stereotypified) poor hygiene skills, which (on males of the facial-hair-producing age) leads to natural overgrowth of unkempt facial hair on the neck.
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  Last edited on Mar 16 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 16 2010.

noun

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

• a clever but socially awkward person

  Don't waste time with those guys - they're all nerds.

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  Last edited on Feb 13 2006. Submitted by Robbie G. from Stroud, Hampshire, UK on Feb 13 2006.

origin

• Regarding the "unsociable, smart person" definition:
  
  One folk etymology that was popular during the 1970s goes that "nerd" was originally spelled "knurd". "Knurd" was "drunk" (i.e. intoxicated by alcohol) spelled backwards. In other words: a person who was a "knurd" was the opposite of a "drunk".
  
  This and other proposed etymologies were collected and published in an article "Origins of the Word 'Nerd'" by John C. Dvorak, published in PC Magazine, Volume 6 Number 10.

  Last edited on Jan 09 2016. Submitted by Anonymous on Jan 09 2016.

• relating to or describing a nerd or nerd-related activity.

  Playing dungeons and dragons on a Friday night is definitely nerdcore.

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  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Sebastian F. from Bogotá, Colombia on Nov 21 2004.

noun

• typical nerd activity.

  Are you interested in a little nerdery? We've got a game of Dungeons and Dragons going on.

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  Last edited on Jul 27 2010. Submitted by Pazuzu from Minneapolis, MN, USA on Oct 27 2009.

noun

• an intense feeling of joy or excitement due to something nerdy. From "nerd" + "orgasm".

                                                                                          
  
  Citation from "article title", Daily Titan (Cal State Fullerton), Ashleigh Johnson, March 01 2010 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

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  Last edited on Jun 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

adjective

• "nerdy".
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  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Ryan S. from Toronto, ON, Canada on Jun 04 2006.

adjective

• in the manner of a nerd.

  I'm looking for a nerdy person to date.

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  Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 31 2009.

• appealing to a nerd.
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  Last edited on Mar 05 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 05 2011.

• obsessed fan of Japanese animation. From Japanese.

  Did you go to the otaku convention?

  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Tom S. from Philadelphia, PA, USA on Apr 30 1998.

noun

• to be excessively nerdy, anti-social, unpopular comes from Japanese word meaning "house." Probably coined because of a nerd's habit of never leaving his/her house

  Brian will never have a girlfriend, he's too much of an otaku.

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  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Tony F. from Ann Arbor, MI, USA on Feb 21 2005.

• a Japanese word used to describe a person obsessed with a certain thing. (usually used for manga or anime)

  She's a complete otaku; she's always reading manga!

  My dad is a sports otaku, he goes to every game.

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  Last edited on May 16 2011. Submitted by Prillac on Jun 07 2010.