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How to pronounce nerd in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dweeb, grind, swot, wonk
Type of assimilator, learner, scholar
Type Words
Type of expert

Examples of nerd

nerd
He likes to kind of occasionally yank my chain about being a nerd, which I love.
From the newsweek.com
Yang, 38, is a tech nerd from way back who still has a passion for the Internet.
From the businessweek.com
For the nerd-world gang, that was like Brad and Angelina dropping by for dinner.
From the time.com
Hunton portrays Natalie as bit of a nerd, with downcast eyes and slumped stance.
From the stltoday.com
It doesn't take long to realise that Ronson is a bit of a nerd in some respects.
From the independent.co.uk
A brilliantly intentional nerd, he's has been my all-time style hero ever since.
From the guardian.co.uk
Yankovic loved the idea of Geek A Week and was eager to help out a fellow nerd.
From the us.cnn.com
Most patients with GERD have NERD with invisible mucosal damages under endoscopy.
From the sciencedaily.com
Its just nerd-talk for using keywords that are very popular in Google or whatnot.
From the edeneatseverything.com
More examples
  • Swot: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
  • An intelligent but single-minded expert in a particular technical field or profession
  • Nerd is a term that refers to a person who avidly pursues intellectual activities, technical or scientific endeavors, esoteric knowledge, or other obscure interests, rather than engaging in more social or conventional activities. It often carries a derogatory connotation or stereotype. ...
  • NERD (New Entertainment Research & Design) is a British television production company founded in 2010 by Jago Lee and John Farrar. The company specialises in formatted and scripted entertainment for the UK and US markets.
  • The Nerd is a two-act comedy written by American actor/playwright Larry Shue.
  • Nerds are an American candy sold by Nestlu00E9 under The Willy Wonka Candy Company. Their unusual shape and thin candy-coating is comparable to rock candy. With their anthropomorphic covers, Nerds usually contain two flavors per box, and each flavor has a separate compartment and opening. Larger packages may contain various colorsu2014sometimes referred to as "Rainbow Nerds."
  • A person who is intellectual, skilled in one or more fields, and generally introverted
  • (nerdy) Of or like a nerd
  • (nerdy) Adj. In the manner of a 'nerd', see above.