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nerd

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Main Entry: nerd
Pronunciation: \ˈnərd\
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Date: 1951

: an unstylish, unattractive, or socially inept person; especially : one slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits <computer nerds>

nerd·i·ness \ˈnər-dē-nəs\ noun

nerd·ish \ˈnər-dish\ adjective

nerdy \-dē\ adjective


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