Nerd

Thursday 20^th October 2016

Nerd - /nəːd/

Noun

Informal 

1.    A foolish or contemptible person who lacks social skills or is boringly studious.

2.    A single-minded expert in a particular technical field.

Example sentences

Noun

‘I was a serious nerd until I discovered girls and cars’

‘A computer nerd’

Origin

1950’s (originally US): of unknown origin.

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