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nerdy

[ nur-dee ]

adjective

nerdier, nerdiest.
  1. Slang. of or like a nerd.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nerdy1

First recorded in 1975–80; nerd + -y 1
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It blooms as the pages turn, like a prickly flower, beginning with the story of the corpulent, nerdy, sci-fi-obsessed title character growing up in Paterson, N.J.

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Older adults like YA as well because it has depth for the curious mind to unpack a little bit, or if you’re a nerdy, curious person like me, it ticks that box too.

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In the first episode, when he cracks a murder case by distilling it into a logic puzzle, he batters his audience into submission with an avalanche of nerdy terms.

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She had been assigned to write the accompanying text for a photo essay about the neighborhood, and got “very nerdy” about its history.

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It’s the nerdiest game to play, but I’ll go and spend 50 cents and play for an hour.

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