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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.

• to spend time engaging in a nerdy activity.

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

interjection

• a greeting. See "word up".

                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from "I'm a nerd" by Swag Kids censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  Last edited on Sep 13 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 13 2010.

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.