nerdy
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of nerdy
Example Sentences
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That looks like a nerdy bunch of numbers, and it is.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
"Totally nerdy" is how he described his childhood self.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
I wasn’t entirely sure what it meant, but I have a cute, nerdy guy friend who says it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"I grew up in a family of eight boys and one girl, and we were all nerdy kids," 38-year-old Dan Reynolds remembered.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
“I was, I don't know. I mean, I had a few friends. We were kinda nerdy, I guess.”
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
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