Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Date: | 1900-2000 |
| Origin: | Probably from nerd, name of a strange creature in If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss, U.S. children's writer |
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nerd
[countable] informal
[countable] informal1TD someone who seems only interested in computers and other technical things - used to show disapproval [= geek]:
2 someone who seems very boring and unfashionable, and is not good in social situations
—nerdy adjective: nerdy glasses
nerdy glasses
