12 definitions by linton

Somebody who acts in a way that makes no sense to you.

In modern U.S.-originated global culture, the term is mostly used by jocks to refer to brainiacs, but in mid-Twentieth century Britain, a nerd was more usually someone who acted foolishly or recklessly, without considering the consequences, or was simply clumsy.

Consider: A student sits in the library studying hard for an important exam tommorrow. Her fun-loving soon-to-be burger flipper classmate lounges about on the grass outside soaking up some rays. Each looks through the window at the other and declares "What a nerd!"

Nerd can be used as an affectionate put-down among friends, usually indicating foolishness, or as a calculated insult, where it's meaning is somewhere between loser and geek.

Very old-fasioned upper-class British expression seeking agreement with whatever you've just said. Similar to "don't you think?"

Misspelling of Al Jazeera, the major arabic news broadcaster.

Term of mild disrespect used to describe bright, studious people, such as scientists, chess-players or spelling bee champions. Plural of brainiac. Synonymous with certain usages of brain, geek, nerd etc.

Plural of jock. US slang for the thick-but-amiable athletic types that always do well socially.

Somebody who works in a fast-food outlet flipping hamburgers, possibly lacking the ability to do anything much more mentally taxing. Also loosely applied to other unqualified, unmotivated workers who come into contact with customers. Anybody who is forced to talk to the public while wearing a baseball cap bearing the company logo (and who is not a baseball player) probably qualifies.

1. Rapid, uncontrollable bleeding. 2. To lose money, friends etc at an alarming rate or in a seemingly unstoppable cycle.