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nerd
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Definitions ofnerd
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- (sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
- (sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
Example: "a comic-book nerd"
- An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
Example: "Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh at them."
- (post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.
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