nerdture

As nurturing, but by a nerdy parental type. Entertainment has a stronger focus on intellectual and technical skills instead of physical activity and sports.

(via Adam Carolla at ComicCon to MC Frontalot) What do you think are the key ingredients of nerd? ... Is it nature or nerdture?

by Avandor July 24, 2010

Nerdist Colony

Noun; A place where people of a geekier nature can be themselves without the fear of ridicule; an area where cosplay is accepted as being normal and out of costume people are rejected and despised. Normally a comic book store or a gaming shop.

Craig: Um... dude, why are you dressed as Spock?

Geoff: Oh. I'm heading over to the nerdist colony to flash my sonic screwdriver at some orion slave girls. Wanna come?

Craig: ...Sure, why the force not? *grabs Batman costume*

by Super Ultra Sexy Spockfish July 18, 2011

nerding it up

To become a nerd for a temporary amount of time e.g. to study intensively.

Can be abbreviated as NIU.

Person A: Hey don't you have your final exam tomorrow?
Person B: Yeah man, that's why I'm nerding it up tonight for 5 hours.

Person A: Yo, have you studied for your test yet?
Person B: Just about to NIU.

by Jimmeh!!! May 24, 2008

nerdite

1. A self aware and actively practicing member of the social class known as nerd(s).

2. A person who purposefully strives to amass large quantities of knowledge about subjects often too detailed or complicated for most other people to be bothered with.

He is a total nerdite, and proud of it.

nerdnerdygeekgeeky

by agentlotek October 1, 2011

nerdistic

1. the act of a very intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with a nonsocial hobby or pursuit deriving gratification or pleasure from random acts of nerdism

2. The pleasure or enjoyment of speaking in an esoteric manner.

3. The act of using computer jargon or messenger abbreviations in everyday audible dialogue

4. A general term for any nerd who truly loves and enjoys his/her stature.

"I love the way nerds act in a purely nerdistic manner."

1. "Dude...you totally pwned that warlock in WOW! Wicked righteous man!!"

2. Nerd 1 - "Remember that one time we did that thing with that thing on that game that was friggin' hilarious?!?"
Nerd 2 - "OMG! I know right!!"
Non-nerd - "What the hell are you two talking about."
Nerds - "Oh nothing you wouldn't understand it even if we explained it to you. It's kind of one of those 'had to be there' situations! HAHAHAHAHA"

3. "OMG I accidentally went into the wrong room for the meeting! Roffle!!!"

4. "I love being a nerd!!"

by stuck2dasheetz July 10, 2007

nerdtastic

derived from the word fantastic, something that is so nerdy it is cool, would be considered nerdtastic.

wow, you spent all day on the computer yesterday? that must have been fun! no, it's nerdtastic!

by madeofnerd August 29, 2009

nerditude

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a person's combined nerd qualities.

A measurement of just how nerdy a person really is.

"I don't know if I can bring myself to play World of Warcraft, it tests the limits of my nerditude."

"Inventing a new word to describe how nerdy people are is the mark of true nerditude."

by Bonomini September 2, 2007