NERD

noun (informal)

What NERD means?

an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person

one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits

a person who is very interested in technical subjects, computers, etc.

a foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious

a person who behaves awkwardly around other people and usually has unstylish clothes, hair, etc

Examples of NERD:

He dresses like a nerd.

Then he cut it off and looked a total nerd and I chucked him.

He was such a nerd in college that she spent Saturday nights at the library.

I think Austin is a town more full of computer nerds than music lovers, really.

Any more books like this, and I'm in serious danger of becoming a football nerd.

I can’t believe this dashing tycoon is that famous nerd from our college days.

He made a reputation for himself as a nerd, and as a result did not receive too many

 party invitations.

You walk around with those heavy glasses and stack of books. Do you think I will ever

date a nerd like you?

Origin of NERD:

perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by

Dr. Seuss (Theodor GeiselFirst Known Use: 1951

Antonyms

 

anti-intellectual, lowbrow, philistine