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nerd

/nɝd/ noun B2
  1. A person who is intellectual but generally introverted. (slang) · The bullies used to call him a nerd at school.
  2. One who has an intense, obsessive interest in something. (informal) · a computer nerd· a comic-book nerd
  3. A member of a subculture revolving around intellectualism, technology, video games, fantasy and science fiction, comic books and assorted media. (informal)
  4. One who is stupid and socially inept or unattractive; a social outcast. (dated, informal)

Plural nerds

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