nerdometer

pronunciation-/nərd-‘α-mət-ər or ‘nərd-o-‘mit-ər/ pl. –s n. E nerd + Gk –meter MORE AT measure (2010): an instrument that measures the relative state of awareness of one who engages in analyses of unusual topics (ie. science fiction, mathematics, etc) that are likely to be regarded as pointless, uninteresting, impractical or just fucking weird.

adj. nerd-o-met-ric /nərd-ə’mεt-rIk/
adv. nerd-o-met-ric-ally /nərd-ə’mεt-rIk-li/
n. nerd-o-met-ry /nərd-’α-mət-ri/
n. nerd-o-met-rics /nərd-ə’-mεt-rIks/

"You guys set off the nerdometer when you connected Middle English to Star Trek like that."

by Nerdometrist June 3, 2010

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