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nerdite

1. A self aware and actively practicing member of the social class known as nerd(s).

2. A person who purposefully strives to amass large quantities of knowledge about subjects often too detailed or complicated for most other people to be bothered with.
He is a total nerdite, and proud of it.

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by agentlotek October 1, 2011
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nerditude

A quantitative measure of the magnitude of a person's combined nerd qualities.

A measurement of just how nerdy a person really is.
"I don't know if I can bring myself to play World of Warcraft, it tests the limits of my nerditude."

"Inventing a new word to describe how nerdy people are is the mark of true nerditude."
by Bonomini September 2, 2007
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nerdstered

A phenomenon resulting from an attempt to pass off a fallacious story as factual, only to subsequently have the story proven wrong, resulting in exhibited defensiveness, bitterness and embarrassment on the part of the teller of said false story.

Synonym: PWNT
The term was derived from the following thread (created by a poster names "nerdster") on the NC State message boards:
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=178&f=2535&t=2721704

Note the weak attempts at insulting those who are laughing at the expense of him having "nerdstered" himself throughout the thread.
by The Herlihy Boy October 20, 2008
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nervited

a feeling of being really nervous yet really excited at the same time
I can't believe we're going to spray paint the tunnel. I'm pretty nervited.
by Marcus 09 January 31, 2009
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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."
by Baelgul July 21, 2009
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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..."
by M.D.M. February 10, 2009
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Nerdster

An intelligent, nerdy, not-quite hipster.
I met this nerdster. She wears ray-bans while studying atomic physics.
by Tapdncingchemist June 17, 2009
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