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nerd

nərd
WordNet
Interesting fact
The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Suess in the book "If I Ran to the Zoo."
  1. (n) nerd
    an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
  2. (n) nerd
    an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
Usage in the news

With a DJ mixing music and alcohol flowing, this party, centered around computer nerds uploading GIFs to the internet was, in fact, quite the scene. forbes.com

A nerd's take on football. oxfordeagle.com

Cross-platform comic caters to nerd herd . variety.com

Theatre Conspiracy drives audiences wild with hilarious 'The Nerd'. marconews.com

Todd Fleck (Willum) and Jordan Wilson (Rick Steadman) in Theatre Conspiracy's "The Nerd.". marconews.com

From teens to grandparents, nerds to hipsters , what to do with out-of-town relatives in Las Vegas. lasvegassun.com

Dennis and Judi got into a discussion about Chris' hipster look and whether or not people find nerds and hipsters attractive. nj1015.com

He's a self-declared "beer nerd" who's come across no other hobby that compares to homebrewing . alibi.com

'Nerd glasses' invading the NBA (gallery). espn.go.com

Google+ has long been the best nerd-filled social network your mom hasn't caught onto yet. ired.com

"I'm a political nerd," says Aaron Merkin—but not without reason. nea.org

So I busted out the nerd side, and I went to the Midnight screening of X-Men Origins, Wolverine on Thursday night and it. ibw.com

I write about video games, nerd culture, and social tech. forbes.com

Here's even more spacey science courtesy Oklahoma City nerd power groove rock band Dr Pants. blog.newsok.com

Anonymous is an anarchy based group of computer nerds. record-eagle.com

Usage in literature

And not every hacker is an abstract, Platonic computer-nerd. "Hacker Crackdown" by Bruce Sterling

The NERD faculty Judas goats shuffled out sheepishly, having been well and truly sheared by a lamb. "Wild Justice" by Ruth M. Sprague

Maybe a self-absorbed nerd researcher in wrinkled stained lab attire, anxious to scurry back to his test tubes. "Syndrome" by Thomas Hoover

She was gaunt and tall and geeky and talked like an engineer, with the nerd accent. "Makers" by Cory Doctorow