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Nerd/Geek 

this description applies to anyone who dedicates over half their life to video games (including titles such as halo 3)
Christine is a total Nerd/Geek ! All she does in her free time is play halo 3 while lounging back in a chair eating cheeto's and milk duds.
Nerd/Geek by Robert Jensens March 31, 2008

Geek/Nerd Debate

There is a difference between geeks and nerds.

Nerds are smart, people who lack much of a social life. They often have very few friends. Nerds don't talk much, and don't expect others to talk much to them. They are usually nice people, but don't have the social skills to go out and meet new friends.

Geeks are different from nerds in the fact that they have social lives. However, these social lives are often spent pursuing some passion that the geek is obsessed with (i.e. Yu-Gi-Oh!). They spend all their time thinking about their one obsession, and play it in all of their free time. Geeks are usually only friends with other geeks, and attempts to converse with geeks is futile, unless, of course, you want to talk about Star Trek or whatever the certain geek is obsessed with.

Examples of geek obsessions are Star Trek, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic the Gathering, StarCraft, and basically any other RPG.
Nerds are often very shy, while geeks are more outgoing.

Nerds spend most of their free time studying, while geeks make free time so they can play Dungeons and Dragons.

Nerds care what others think of them, but geeks are almost oblivious to the existence of those outside of their geek clan.

Based on all this, I would have to conclude that it is easier to befriend a nerd than a geek, but a geek would probably be a more interesting person.
Geek/Nerd Debate by Rodney Basil April 30, 2004

dork,geek,nerd 

A geek is someone who is always heavily into things like rpg, classic sci fi, and loves to argue about it with others or chime in any time they hear someone mention a geek Passion of theirs,whether appropriate to do so or not.

A dork tends to be a person who doesn't really look the part "aka wearing shirts like I'm not a geek, I'm a level 80 warrior" but they often have a love for gaming, in particular video games and team challenge with personal betterment online games. They may dabble in card and board games, again maintaining the temporary nature of an interaction (aka not lengthy involved games such as dnd) They don't usually run around talking to everyone about what they like but will engage if the other says something first.

Now either one can have a little of the other in them or even a little nerd. A nerd is just someone who knows an intense amount on a specific subject, tending to be but NOT limited to electronics and or computer hardware or software
n/a sentence example for dork,geek,nerd. Ya know em when ya see em ;)
dork,geek,nerd by money_bee September 18, 2010

Geek/Nerd/Boffin

Geek:
A geek is someone who is unusually enthusiastic about a specific topic, sometimes an unusual topic, such as computing, science, maths or painting tiny models from Lord of the Rings.
Boffin:
A term used almost exclusively in the UK to affectionately refer to an expert or egghead. This term originated from the 'back room boys' in the second world war who were, amongst other things, operating radar and trying to break the german enigma code.
Nerd:
Someone who has difficulty negotiating social situations. The term has strong negative connotations and is mostly used as an insult. Nerd is often used interchangably with geek and it is true that many people are both but they mean different things.
Geek/Nerd/Boffin

Geek:
"OMG OMG IT'S A TINY PAINTED IAN MCKELLEN!"

Boffin:
Spitfire pilot 1-"Biggles have you heard the news?"
Spitfire pilot 2-"No, what is it jeffrey?"
Spitfire pilot 1-"The boffins have cracked the enigma code!"
Spitfire pilot 2-"Excellent; lets get up there and give those germans a taste of our good old British spunk, bristol fashon, six of the best trousers down!"

Nerd:

Normal person-"Well this is a fine state of affairs!"
Nerd-"Is it... I though it was a disaster?"
Normal person-"OMG I was being sarcastic. You are such a nerd!"
Geek/Nerd/Boffin by Lord Kitchiner October 13, 2012

geek nerd 

a person with very insecure ways about him or herself - a scaredy cat or a square-lives by the book-and last but not least make's the supreme chosing of books over booze, nature over narcotics, and friendship with no benefits plan.

~see "momma's boy"
"Were tired of Pauls shit, we tried to set him up with those two freak ass hoes" and he said "em~No! and ran like a little girl himself" - geek nerd - then we said "yo' Paul, hit this shit man" and he said "drugs is bad for your body, I think ill be going now, and ran" - GEEK NERK - "then we tried to get to throw some dice, cause we were gonna hustle the little bitches money and kick his ass in an alley, and he said "you gambling at your age is illegal, im calling a police officer of the law on all of you" and then ran.

D-E-A-D- -G-E-A-K- -N-E-R-D-
geek nerd by D February 13, 2004

sweetest geek nerd

When someone is super sweet and geeky and nerdy you would use the term “sweetest geek nerd” to describe them
“Awwww Matthew is the sweetest geek nerd and it’s a fact!!!!💙
sweetest geek nerd by Asuna Yuuki January 14, 2018
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pod person 

A person pretending to be something they aren't, or an impostor. This is inferred because of the old alien movies where alien pods appear on earth and the "pod people" dispose of the humans and slowly reproduce the bodies, pretending to be humans.
The pod person was pretending to be my father, but I knew that he was an alien when he acted differently than my father ever would have.
pod person by Christopher M. May 9, 2005
Word of the Day on November 10, 2026
A dead drop is a location used to secretly pass items between two people, without requiring them to meet.

Spies have been known to use dead drops, using various techniques to hide the items and to signal that the drop has been made. Drug dealers use this as well.

A common place is to duct tape the item to the underside of a toilet cover in a public restroom.

A signal is sometimes used as well to indicate there is something to pickup, like a pile of stones in a certain formation. After checking the drop the signal is removed.
"The dead drop is the restroom toilet at the Gulf station at the corner of Commercial Ave. and Georges Rd."
dead drop by rubberroom July 23, 2008
Word of the Day on November 9, 2026

No Surprises Wedding

A "No Surprises Wedding," or NSW, is a wedding invitation designation that tells attendees that there can be no unplanned announcements, engagements, events or speeches at the wedding - all actions must be pre-approved by the couple. Anyone who performs an unapproved "surprise" will be asked to leave the wedding early.

This designation comes from Reddit, where so many stories of bad wedding behavior indicated a need to communicate expectations for the wedding behavior of attendees.
You are cordially invited to the nuptials of Brian and Tom on October 31 at noon.

Please note that this wedding is child-free (under 10) and a No Surprises Wedding (NSW). Reach out to wedding planner Sami Smith to request approvals or exceptions; please note that exceptions will be rare. Limited child care for under-10s will be available. All approvals will be noted and included in planning. Unapproved, or surprise exceptions, will result in guests being asked to leave.
Word of the Day on November 8, 2026
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
ulzzang by `r i k kit t y February 26, 2008
Word of the Day on November 7, 2026
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
EBK by silwhett November 5, 2026
Word of the Day on November 6, 2026
A seemingly endless debate with a idiot
I don't know man im not ready for yap trap stupidity today which always tries to suck you into it
Yap Trap by WolfieSnack November 4, 2026
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