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nerd noun [ nəːd ]

• a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious.
• "I was a serious nerd until I discovered girls and cars"
Similar: bore, dull person, dweeb, geek, anorak, spod, Poindexter, dork,

nerd verb

• engage in or discuss a technical field obsessively or with great attention to detail.
• "his engineering background means he tends to nerd out a bit on the numbers"
Origin: 1950s (originally US): of unknown origin.


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