A generally intelligent individual who has an in-depth interest (or interests) in a particular area, far more than the average joe. They are typically cast as having a lack of social skills and "no life", whatever that may mean. All of these statements may or may not be true, depending on the person.
Bill Gates once observed that you should "be nice to nerds. You'll probably end up working for one one day", or a similar phrase.
Nerds either do or do not share one or more characteristics with geeks, depending on who you ask.
They also seem to be somewhat bitter at the possibly unjust typecasting they receive on behalf of society at large. Nerds generally get victimised by society for their difference, and so seem to feel the need to fight back by "reclaiming the term" to mean something good. Their general (but by no means pervasive) lack of social skills means that much of this "nerd and proud" vitriol is vented on the Internet and nowhere else.
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Bill Gates once observed that you should "be nice to nerds. You'll probably end up working for one one day", or a similar phrase.
Nerds either do or do not share one or more characteristics with geeks, depending on who you ask.
They also seem to be somewhat bitter at the possibly unjust typecasting they receive on behalf of society at large. Nerds generally get victimised by society for their difference, and so seem to feel the need to fight back by "reclaiming the term" to mean something good. Their general (but by no means pervasive) lack of social skills means that much of this "nerd and proud" vitriol is vented on the Internet and nowhere else.
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"That guy spends all day on the computer. He's such a nerd"
"Nerds are better than other people"
"Be nice to nerds - chances are you'll end up working for one"
"Nerds are better than other people"
"Be nice to nerds - chances are you'll end up working for one"
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Somebody who played in the elementary school band, where it was something everyone did, but was one of those kids who drop it after 1 or 2 years. However, they stay in band anyway because their crush is a band nerd.
Did you hear about Alli? She's only still playing the saxophone just because Aaron is! What a band nerd-faker!
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20 years down the line, will it truly matter if you were "popular"?
Do you think it will matter 20 years down the line if you were studying computer science/physics/economics 4 hours a day? Yes.
Do you think it will matter 20 years down the line whether you were popular or not? No.
Do you think it will matter 20 years down the line if you were studying computer science/physics/economics 4 hours a day? Yes.
Do you think it will matter 20 years down the line whether you were popular or not? No.
by Elitist October 15, 2006
Get the nerd mug.You fucking idiots! Nerds aren't the people you see on the honor roll lists every 9 weeks, and they aren't the people you see marching in the band either, they're the people you see fucking playing Pokemon cards at lunch while talking about low-key social topics like console wars, anime, and politics. Nerds are not fucking smart! When they are at home, they aren't studying at all! They're usually on their computers constantly downloading anime and/or jacking off to hentai pictures that I could probably draw. Some nerds watch so much anime that they wish they were japanese, that is called a wapanese. Nerds are also on message boards constantly bitching about the console wars. They are usually on shithole sites like GameFAQS and Gamespot using "pwned" instead of the real word "owned". They are usually extremely skinny or extremely fat but are defently ugly. These turds also never take showers, so they smell like shit. It is always said that nerds are the bosses of everyone later in life, thats bullshit. Nerds usually either live in their mom's basement for the rest of their lives, or they end up working at Wal Mart for the rest of their lives and spend their money on more anime DVDs and video games, and then go home and STILL bitch about console wars on their computers. At school, some people will feel bad for nerds, but they don't deserve pity, they choose to be this way. Nerds will also hate on rednecks calling them uneducated, but nerds are too stupid to realize that even the redneck kids get better grades than the nerds, and outside school rednecks are actually hard workers who raise animals, own huge fields of fruits and veggies, and fish, and hunt. Thats much better than what the loser nerds do at home. Geeks and dorks are no different from nerds, in fact, they are synonyms. I could go on all day but I'll stop here, and the only people that will vote this down are nerds themselves. Fuck nerds!
Person 1: George W Bush is a crappy president.
Person 2: At least he isn't a nerd or a wapanese!
Person 1: Thats true.
Person 2: At least he isn't a nerd or a wapanese!
Person 1: Thats true.
by Clinker February 23, 2008
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A Nerd Hatchlet is a first-tier nerd. He is a new Nerd, converted by the Order of Nerdness. Nerd Hatchlets are ordered to do the menial tasks of the Empire of Nerds. When promoted, they can branch out in different Nerd paths. Nerd Hatchlets are the lowest form of Nerdhood.
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A Nerd Hatchlet is a first-tier nerd. He is a new Nerd, converted by the Order of Nerdness. Nerd Hatchlets are ordered to do the menial tasks of the Empire of Nerds. When promoted, they can branch out in different Nerd paths. Nerd Hatchlets are the lowest form of Nerdhood.
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