nerdy

[nur-dee]

adjective

nerdier, nerdiest 

1. Slang.,  of or like a nerd.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nerdy¹

First recorded in 1975–80; nerd + -y ¹

Example Sentences

We were really like nerdy, freaky into football, and I was always playing the computer games, the management games instead of Fifa, where you play.

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Clues for it were written by veteran puzzle maker Natan Last, who has long endorsed the idea that puzzles at their best blend politics, community and a nerdy good time.

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You can also use Flighty to get really, spectacularly nerdy.

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"I was doing the most nerdy stuff to try and get it out there. Just hoping someone would hear it," he said.

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“Like, not to get too nerdy about it, but there really is this harmonic language that’s only in Springfield.”

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