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A nerd is a person seen as overly intellectual, obsessive, introverted, or lacking social skills.Such a person may spend inordinate amounts of time on unpopular, little known, or non-mainstream activities, which are generally either highly technical, abstract, or relating to niche topics such as science fiction or fantasy, to the exclusion of more mainstream activities.
The term nerd has a similar, practically synonymous meaning as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations among these two terms, although the differences are disputed. [9] In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done" or "ggid". [10]
In modern Japanese slang, the term otaku is mostly equivalent to "geek" or "nerd" (both in the broad sense; a technological geek would be a gijutsu otaku (技術オタク) and an academic nerd would be a bunkakei otaku (文化系オタク) or gariben (ガリ勉)), but in a more derogatory manner than used in the West. [15]
"Anorak" / ˈ æ n ər æ k / is a British slang term which refers to a person who has a very strong interest, perhaps obsessive, in niche subjects.This interest may be unacknowledged or not understood by the general public.
Erik Agard gives his best advice on tackling puzzles, shares his favorite clue and talks about his "Jeopardy" answer that made Alex Trebek stumble.
A skilled and sensitive practitioner of the written language, former Times editor Henry Fuhrmann has died after a brief illness, his family announced.
Monique Judge is a storyteller, content creator and writer living in Los Angeles. She is a word nerd who is a fan of the Oxford comma, spends way too much time on Twitter, and has more graphic t ...
American Nerd: The Story of My People is a book by Benjamin Nugent. The book discusses the history and origin of the term nerd , as well as what the term means in today's age. Some of the important topics discussed include the racial differences for the term nerd , such as how race played into Urkel , a nerdy character played by Jaleel White on ...