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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*
Word of the Day on November 1, 2012

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!!"

nerdistic by stuck2dasheetz July 10, 2007

Nerditry 

A measure of one's nerdyness, in relation to other, more nerdy people.
"My level of nerditry ends just before dungeons and dragons, I'm not quite that bad yet."
Nerditry by Baelgul July 21, 2009

Public Nerdity

The public demonstration of one's nerdiness.

This can be accomplished in various forms: clothing (costumes, game/anime related t-shirts, etc), bringing your favorite console to the university center and challenging onlookers, or simply speaking about things that are obviously meant to be private, such as WoW and what happens in /b/.
Ian: "I saw a guy at school dressed as his World of Warcraft character..."

Michael: "I hate public nerdity..."
Public Nerdity by M.D.M. February 10, 2009
An artful nerd; art with a nerdy connotation.
The creation of a toaster from an old IBM XT was quite a nerdist piece.
nerdist by modnoc December 11, 2006
Noun referring to a person's nerdy qualities. Identical to nerdiness, but derived from the faux-French word "nerdité".
1: His personal website devoted to 'x' (where x = a nerdy thing) is proof of his complete nerdity.

2: God, his nerdity is insufferable!

3: God, I love his nerdity!
nerdity by yally04 January 8, 2009
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
Word of the Day on September 25, 2026
Adjective. Used to describe persons who have adjusted or altered their lifestyle for environmental reasons. Crunchy persons tend to be politically strongly left-leaning and may be additionally but not exclusively categorized as vegetarians, vegans, eco-tarians, conservationists, environmentalists, neo-hippies, tree huggers, nature enthusiasts, etc.

Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
Word of the Day on September 24, 2026
A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
Galantir by Ge-sus September 22, 2026
Word of the Day on September 23, 2026

murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
Word of the Day on September 22, 2026
In sales terms, a whale is a prospect that is significantly larger than an organization’s average customer.

Whales are large and extremely difficult to close. Due to their immense size, they are highly sought-after.

A whale is typically identified at first by a whale hunter on the sales team, but often requires cross-discipline participation in order to close; this includes assistance from operations, engineering, creative, client success, and business development teams.
"Shit...the sales director chewed me out on the sales call this morning. He's totally pissed that I have nothing in my pipeline. I've been focused on this one whale for so long that I haven't had time to prospect for normal-sized deals."
Whale by FQ_GFY February 3, 2020
Word of the Day on September 21, 2026

Concrete cowboy 

A guy who thinks he's a country kinda guy, but in reality lives a comfortable city / suburban life.
Eugene: Look at that dude in the cowboy hat!
Todd: He's just a concrete cowboy.
Word of the Day on September 20, 2026
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