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| nerdy | |
| 1. adj. (colloquial, derogatory, of a person) Being or like a nerd. |  |
| That guy is nerdy and weird. | |
| 2. adj. (colloquial, derogatory, of a quality or interest) Of, pertaining to, in the style of, or appealing to nerds. | |
| That is a nerdy song. | |
| I got a pair of nerdy glasses and clothes for Halloween. | |
| nerd | |
| 1. n. (slang) A person who is intellectual but generally introverted | |
| 2. n. (informal, sometimes derogatory) One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something. | |
| a computer nerd | |
| a comic-book nerd | |
| 3. n. (slang) An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork. | |
| Only a nerd would wear yellow and blue stripes with green pants. | |
| Nerds seem to have fun with each other, but in a way that causes others to laugh at them. | |
| Why are you hanging out with that nerd? | |
| 4. n. (post-1980s) A member of a subculture revolving around video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media. | |
