by Linton November 06, 2003
Get the jocks mug.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.
by Linton November 06, 2003
Get the brainiacs mug.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.
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.
by Linton October 15, 2006
Get the nerd mug.1. Rapid, uncontrollable bleeding. 2. To lose money, friends etc at an alarming rate or in a seemingly unstoppable cycle.
His company had hemorrhaged a billion dollars, his furious temper meant he was hemorraging friends at the rate of five a day, so he shot himself and hemorrhaged all over the carpet.
by Linton July 11, 2003
Get the hemorrhage mug.Literally, when somebody's brain has stopped functioning such that they will never regain conciousness, hence coloquially somebody who is idiotic, dumb or clueless beyond belief. Similar to "too stupid to live".
by Linton July 11, 2003
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