nerd whistle

A USB thumb drive typically worn around the neck or kept on a key chain.
Your nerd whistle is blocking my cupholder.

or

You left your nerd whistle plugged into my computer and now my CD drive can't open.
by Nocus February 20, 2009
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Nerd Merchant

Someone who is a tryhard at something. Can be used as a general insult. Derives from use by the king.
Peter: "I got 90% in that test."
File: "Oh you're such a nerd merchant"
by xKINGGDEEGx June 29, 2021
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Nerd Osmosis

When a person becomes aware of an aspect of nerd culture by simply interacting with nerd communities.
"This Warhammer 40K thing is pretty crazy, how did you hear about it?"
"I don't know. I play a lot of video games. I guess I picked it up through nerd osmosis"
by Koatam October 15, 2020
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nerd courting

(Non-romantic) Attempting to earn another nerd's favor by appealing to their nerdness. Applicable in the tech world where nerds with power are generally difficult to get along with
- Dude, that Datacenter manager is real jerk, he says no to every request!
- Not Joe, he was totally nerd courting him the other day talking about proper cabling methods for an hour and now all of his requests get approved
- Not me, I totally nerd courted him by talking about proper cabling methods for an hour and now he approves all my requests!
by CrunchyTacooos January 14, 2015
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Lemon Nerds

A group of people that like to draw faces on lemons.
The Lemon Nerds drew a troll face on a lemon!
by LemonFurry May 18, 2019
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Console nerd

Person who either bought a nintendo, xbox, or playstaion. Not all people who have consoles are console nerds. A console nerd is a die hard fan who can tell you why their console is the best in 6.9 seconds
Person 1 PlAySTAtioN is SUpErrIor tO ThE xbOx 1
Person 2 console nerd
by Large cranium neanderthal September 21, 2020
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Nerd Quota

Limiting the amount of "nerdy" references you can make during a specific time period. This can be a personal goal or imposed by an annoyed friend. The effort is protect yourself from appearing lame.

EX: One Harry Potter reference a day; two Star Wars references if they're particularly clever; and one Twilight reference if it won't cause sexuality confusion.
Friend: How did you get home from the bars last night?
Me: I apparated.
Friend(Nerd Quota Enforcer): That's one.
by harrymotherfuckingpotter August 09, 2010
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