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An old person who knows how to use the internet, mobile phones, or such gizmos and gadgets.

These rare creatures are to be nurtured.
At 104 @IvyBean104 on Twitter is among the nerderly elite
Nerderly by Hannibal_Lecture November 18, 2009
Words you can keep
The place the nerds stay.

COINED by Richard(David Spade) in wordTommy Boy/word
"My fellow nerds and I will retire to the nerdery with our calculators."

- Richard in _Tommy Boy_
Nerdery by larstait October 28, 2003
Related Words
1.) The act of nerding.
2.) Any establishment in which nerding takes place.
1.) "Damn you and your love of nerdery!"

2.) "Let's hit the nerdery and see what's cracka lackin with the nerd posse."
Nerdery by Treacherous_B April 7, 2004
Location where a mass of nerds exists such as si-fi convention, WOW forum, or etc.
Dude that place was a total nerdery.
Nerdery by BRDR March 17, 2011
A gaggle, flock, or group of nerds.
"So I see your found the nerdery." - As stated to a non-nerd to his nerdy friend as he sees her in a group of other nerds at the X-Men 3 movie premiere.
nerdery by Charles Garcia May 30, 2006
A collective noun for a group of nerds
All the nerds in the nerdery agreed that an education is no guarantee against ignorance.
Nerdery by Scabbardash June 11, 2018
A place where nerds can hang out and coalesce without fear of retribution. Examples include The Library Bistro
"Lets go to the Bistro. It looks like a nerdery"
nerdery by Jaktesh August 21, 2007
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Bob: Literally 1984!

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