Nebdon
A Greek term meaning when one protrudes herself/himself as the joker of the group when infact he/she is being laughed at behind ones back and isn’t funny at all.
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--noun Grammar (NURD-uh-nim)
1. Any word whose proper pronunciation is unknown because the word has only been read, primarily in books. Such words are often tragically mispronounced, and may lay dormant for years until the correct pronunciation is heard in conversation.
Frequent usage of nerdonyms indicates excessive reading, likely of science-fiction and/or fantasy books.
1. Any word whose proper pronunciation is unknown because the word has only been read, primarily in books. Such words are often tragically mispronounced, and may lay dormant for years until the correct pronunciation is heard in conversation.
Frequent usage of nerdonyms indicates excessive reading, likely of science-fiction and/or fantasy books.
Common examples:
• My first recorded nerdonym is "gazebo", which I originally thought was "GAYS-bo".
• What do you mean it's pronounced "GRAIN-ing"? I thought it was "Matt GRO-en-ing"!
• Person A: "I'm having a 'DIAL-mama'."
Person B: "A what?"
A: "A 'DIAL-mama'."
B: "Do you mean 'dilemma'?"
A: I thought it was...
B: ...it's 'DILL-emma", dude. You just had a nerdonym.
• "He's a great OH-raider. What? I just discovered a nerdonym, didn't I?"
• My first recorded nerdonym is "gazebo", which I originally thought was "GAYS-bo".
• What do you mean it's pronounced "GRAIN-ing"? I thought it was "Matt GRO-en-ing"!
• Person A: "I'm having a 'DIAL-mama'."
Person B: "A what?"
A: "A 'DIAL-mama'."
B: "Do you mean 'dilemma'?"
A: I thought it was...
B: ...it's 'DILL-emma", dude. You just had a nerdonym.
• "He's a great OH-raider. What? I just discovered a nerdonym, didn't I?"
nerdonym by SuperRobert January 17, 2010
Nerdon
1. A hard-on that only nerds get.
2. A rude name for a person/persons exhibiting nerd-like qualities in a manner that succeeds only in scaring normal people.
2. A rude name for a person/persons exhibiting nerd-like qualities in a manner that succeeds only in scaring normal people.
1. "That new Zelda game totally gave me a nerdon!"
2. "Good god! Why do you have to be such a friggen nerdon?!"
2. "Good god! Why do you have to be such a friggen nerdon?!"
Nerdon by EmyInYourMind April 1, 2011
Nerdonomy
n. an arrangement of people who, often very studious, share their knowledge in spite of their questionable social skills.
The group of people waiting in line for Lord of the Rings, talking about seemingly unrelated topics at length, but in an interesting manner formed quite a nerdonomy.
Nerdonomy by Henry Mannforest September 16, 2012