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Lapsed Nerd

A nerd now trying to make his social stand, by becoming a genius slacker. Usually has low self-esteem and is on the course of becoming a Geek. Might very well be fucking himself up further down the road.
"Well, shit, I'm stayin' in AP with an F, so I dunno, man." - Common phrase for a lapsed nerd.
by EchKay-fohrseecksteen April 12, 2012
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nerd

someone who is smart. Bully's usually call there victims this, but its a complement. This word was created by Dr. Seuss's book If I Ran the Zoo (1950).
nerd!
by yepimhere January 15, 2021
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Nerd's Corollary

The logical, if frustrating realistic corollary to Moore's Law regarding the number of transistors on a microchip. In as much as Moore's Law is used to estimate reductions in the cost per unit of computers, so will the reduced cost of the computers be converted to more processors purchased if the programmers are left unchecked.
The following conversation could have been avoided if Fred had applied the Nerd's Corollary to the purchase of new computers:

"Fred, I thought you said that if we bought the quad core machines, we could reduce the number of computers in the server room and save costs. Why do we have more servers than when we started and are over budget?"

"Well, we needed more machines because with the new speed and power, we discovered we could re-thread the re-factored process and parallelize the... (Fred's eyes glaze over and the rest of the information is lost in this discussion)"
by Metalman007 December 4, 2012
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Nerd

A person who loves to read books, always needs to study, streotype, wears glasses.

⚠️ATTENTION⚠️
NERD IS NOT SOMEONE WHO HAS GOOD GRADES
Kylie is a nerd!
Why is he so nerdy!?
by Renet_Gacha-Life.cz August 8, 2020
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Nerd

Someone that mistakes pop culture for education.
I'm a massive nerd: I like playing D&D, reading ancient Greek poetry, I love theoretical physics, and I'm a big fan of the Lord of the Rings franchise. You know, cause D&D and LOTR movies are in the same set as literature and science...
by an_italian2 November 20, 2021
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nerd work

to do in depth research of someone and/or something, fiction or non fiction, involved with a comic, tv show, movie, and/or video game
"hey did you hear Jared Leto is going to play the joker in the new suicide squad movie?"
"what? i don't know if that will work, im gonna have to put in some nerd work on his previous movie roles to see if that was the right choice"
by peterwilson94 December 14, 2014
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Nerd

“That nerd is a fucking loser.”
by ndnndbdvdv October 7, 2021
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