n. 1. a person who is predominantly a tool but who also displays conspicuous nerd traits. COMPARE toolnerd
Ben is unquestionably a tool: witness his pompous verbiage and affected white shoes. Yet he is undeniably nerdy, as well: his squirrelly face and squinty glasses could only belong to a nerd. Since he is more tool than nerd, he is a nerdtool.
nerd-o-meter /nərd-‘α-mət-ər or ‘nərd-o-‘mit-ər/ pl. –s n. E nerd + Gk –meter MORE AT measure (2010): an instrument that measures the degree to which a person or persons perform or engage in analyses of unusual topics (ie. science fiction, mathematics, etc) that are likely to be regarded as pointless, uninteresting, impractical or just fucking weird.
Used as a word to define a person that no one likes online or in real life.
The NERD part comes from having no life because no one likes you, the BOT part comes from only playing with bots on counter-strike because no one likes that person online either.
Phrase originated by comedianMarc Maron denoting the phenomenon of intelligent and socially awkward people now dictating social norms in popular culture, particularly in the field of comedy.