Nerd

noun

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.noun(sometimes derogatory) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted

2.noun(sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.

"a comic-book nerd"

3.nounAn unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.

"Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh at them."

4.noun(post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media.

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