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nerd

[nurd] / nɜrd /
NOUN
geek
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I guess I was popular in high school, but I also had friends in all groups—nerds, goths and kids in the band.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tan is far from the only person turning to Reddit, which launched in 2005 and was once viewed as a place for nerds.

From BBC

I’m a slow, biased bike nerd, but I agree.

From The Wall Street Journal

True cocktail nerds will recognize the ruby-red glass as a homage to those used at Trader Vic’s, the Oakland, Calif.–born chain where the drink originated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Askell excelled at math, read Franz Kafka, acted in plays, made sculptures, immersed herself in Scottish history books and hung out with what she calls “the nerd group” at school.

From The Wall Street Journal