Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR NERD
She was gaunt and tall and geeky and talked like an engineer, with the nerd accent.
WORD ORIGIN
1951, U.S. student slang, probably an alteration of 1940s slang nert "stupid or crazy person," itself an alteration of nut. The word turns up in a Dr. Seuss book from 1950 ("If I Ran the Zoo"), which may have contributed to its rise.
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR NERD
dunce
nounstupid personfool
nounstupid or ridiculous person- ass
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- boob
- bore
- buffoon
- clod
- clown
- cretin
- dimwit
- dolt
- dope
- dumb ox
- dunce
- dunderhead
- easy mark
- fair game
- fathead
- goose
- halfwit
- idiot
- ignoramus
- illiterate
- imbecile
- innocent
- jerk
- lamebrain
- lightweight
- loon
- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nitwit
- numskull
- oaf
- sap
- schlemiel
- silly
- simpleton
- stooge
- sucker
- turkey
- twerp
- twit
- victim
fools
nounstupid or ridiculous person- ass
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- boob
- bore
- buffoon
- clod
- clown
- cretin
- dimwit
- dolt
- dope
- dumb ox
- dunce
- dunderhead
- easy mark
- fair game
- fathead
- goose
- halfwit
- idiot
- ignoramus
- illiterate
- imbecile
- innocent
- jerk
- lamebrain
- lightweight
- loon
- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nitwit
- numskull
- oaf
- sap
- schlemiel
- silly
- simpleton
- stooge
- sucker
- turkey
- twerp
- twit
- victim
geek
nounodd person; computer expertmooncalf
nounfool- ass
- birdbrain
- blockhead
- bonehead
- boob
- bore
- buffoon
- clod
- clown
- cretin
- dimwit
- dolt
- dope
- dumb ox
- dunce
- dunderhead
- easy mark
- fair game
- fathead
- goose
- halfwit
- idiot
- ignoramus
- illiterate
- imbecile
- innocent
- jackass
- jerk
- lamebrain
- lightweight
- loon
- moron
- nerd
- nincompoop
- ninny
- nitwit
- numskull
- oaf
- sap
- schlemiel
- silly
- simple
- simpleton
- softhead
- stooge
- sucker
- tomfool
- turkey
- twerp
- twit
- victim
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.