Nerd Flu 

Any combination of airborne or suface-borne illnesses, contracted by the sharing of handheld electronic devices, D&D dice, cards or videogame controllers between various geeks of questionable hygiene. (Also See 'Geek Crud')

Did you hear that 10,000 people came down with the Nerd Flu after that gaming convention last week?

Nerd Flu by Lexicon Grrl September 29, 2010

Nerd Flu 

Absence from school/work the day after an all nighter/ midnight showing of a blockbuster film (usually based on a grapic novel such as Watchmen).

"I came down with a bad case of Nerd Flu after the midnight showing of X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Thursday."

Nerd Flu by Sourr Elizabeth April 30, 2009

nerd flu 

The phenomenon of getting sick after going to a large comic book or fan convention. When packing 100,000 attendees in a small indoor space, someone's going to have a cold.

I wore masks before way before COVID because I'd get nerd flu after Con every year.

nerd flu by correlation_lee July 17, 2024

nerd flu 

A phenomenon where one becomes ill after attending a comic book convention or fan convention. Because if go to an indoor event with 100,000 attendees; someone's going to be sick. It is a play on "Bird Flu".

I wore a mask way before COVID. I'd get nerd flu every year after Con.

nerd flu by correlation_lee July 17, 2024

nerd-flushing 

nerd-flushing is when you insert a cultural, social or scientific reference into a confirmation such that geeks, operating amongst the mundanes, feel obliged to acknowledge, thereby blowing their cover.

nerd-flushing usage: "She totally nerd-flushed me with that miniature giant space hamster reference."

nerd-flushing by jb diGriz February 8, 2012

jerb 

well known from south park
rednecks get angrry that future folk took there jobs so they yell
They took ouare jerbs!

Them future folk took ouare jerbs!

jerb by Jimberley Kim April 7, 2005

Cheeks 

An Irish phrase meaning shit, derived from ass
(Not to be confused with the literal description of one's buttocks)

"Did you hear the song Aylek$ dropped?"
"Hardly. Her music is absolute cheeks."

"My boyfriend say LaFlame is cheeks."
"Tell your boyfriend I said it's his mixtape that's cheeks."

Cheeks by thecartisan April 26, 2020