Nerd

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  • noun. A foolish, inept, or unattractive person.
  • noun. A person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept.
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  • noun. A person who is intellectual but generally introverted
  • noun. One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something.
  • noun. An unattractive, socially awkward, annoying, undesirable, and/or boring, person; a dork.
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  • noun. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
  • noun. an intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
  • Word Usage
    "I was merrily typing away to friends in some primitive chat room on my IBM XT (super nerd), listening to some music (probably Flock of Seagulls -- nerd++), and watching Back to the Future with the sound off (neeeeerrrrrrrd)."
    Hypernym
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    Rhyme
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    Bird  Byrd  Ferd  Kurd  Word  
    Same Context
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    geek  geeks  jpop  junkie  nerds  
    suggests
    need  
    Synonym
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    dag  doofus  dork  dweeb  geek