They typically have one
or several fields that they
can't get enough of learning
about.
Being scholarly is one of the
biggest misconceptions about
them.
They don't neccassarily have to
be super-studious
(a lot of them aren't actually),
but a general craving for random
but useful knowledge is what
they exhibit.
Online gaming, DDR, anime, and
manga among various other things
tend to be their interests.
They also normally have GREAT
taste in music =]
Nerds may be socially awkward at
times, but just like
everyone else --
they're wonderfully outgoing
and fun when around like-
minded people.
A nerd will be friendly with
anyone who's nice to them;
the non-cocky ones are always
great about setting stereotypes
aside in relationships.
A nerd is almost always generally
a sincere, fun person who
you can almost never have a dull
conversation with.

One whose IQ exceeds his weight.

An individual persecuted for his superior skills or intellect, most often by people who fear and envy him.

An 'individual', i.e. a person who does not conform to society's beliefs that all people should follow trends and do what their peers do. Often highly intelligent but socially rejected because of their obesssion with a given subject, usually computers. Unfortunately, nerds seem to have problems breeding, to the detriment of mankind as a whole.

A stereotypical label used to describe a person that is socially inadequate. A four letter word, but a six figure income.

A person who gains pleasure from amassing large quantities of knowledge about subjects often too detailed or complicated for most other people to be bothered with.

Often mistaken for Geeks, who aspire to become nerds, yet lack the intelligence, and end up giving nerds a bad name due to their poor social skills.

Non-nerds are often scared of nerds, due to their detailed knowledge, and therefore seemingly high levels of intelligence - and subsequently denegrate them as much as possible as often as possible.

Nerds exist covertly within the fabric of society, often choosing to 'nerd it up' in private or in the company of fellow nerds. It is for this reason they are feared the most - unlike geeks, who are easily identified, nerds can only be found out when casual conversation reaches a subject that they like nerding.

Never
Ending
Radical
Dude.

the group of people who will most likely make a life changing invention that will radically change the world. the computer was invented by a nerd. the macintosh/apple and windows were invetned by nerds. jocks and normal people have no claim to civilization except for being the hard labor. nerds actually do the thinking. so jocks, fuck you, and go eat your steroids